The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for muscle twitching due to an undiagnosed illness, finding that no objective manifestation of a disability was shown and that the evidence did not bear directly on the specific matter under consideration.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted since the September 1997 rating decision does not show objective manifestations of a muscle twitching disability and is cumulative and redundant.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle twitching
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1327602
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue and muscle twitching, effective August 1, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to muscle twitching or peripheral neuropathy of the thighs and a neck condition. The claims are being returned for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and private medical records, scheduling appropriate examinations, and providing an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus, headaches, PTSD, excessive alcohol use, and muscle twitching due to additional evidence being added to the file.
- Granted
The Veteran's muscle twitching is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD. The claims for residuals of TBI and memory loss are remanded.
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