The Veteran does not have a current disability for VA compensation purposes, and the Board finds no evidence to support service connection for bilateral leg cramps.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's subjective complaints of bilateral leg cramps. The Veteran has not provided any objective medical documentation of such a condition during his claim period or at any other time.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral leg cramps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1228443
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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