The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for diffuse muscle twitching, impaired cognition, short-term memory impairment, and visual impairment (including photophobia), as neurological signs and/or symptoms of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence reflects that the Veteran experienced these neurological symptoms after separation from service, which are considered to be manifestations of an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- diffuse muscle twitching, impaired cognition, short-term memory impairment, visual impairment (including photophobia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1416574
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's treatment by VA did not result in the claimed disabilities, and there is no evidence of additional disability caused by VA care.
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