The Board is remanding the case to obtain VA and private treatment records, conduct a medical examination, and determine if the Veteran's leg spasms are related to his military service or his service-connected bilateral foot disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to assess whether the Veteran’s current leg spasms are related to his military service or his service-connected bilateral foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- leg spasms
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18108142
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for restless leg syndrome, left leg and right leg have been granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a leg disability, to include leg spasms. The Veteran submitted new and material evidence since November 2008, which addressed an in-service groin injury that led to hospitalization. VA medical records show current symptoms in the Veteran's legs, including numbness and weakness. As such, the Board has remanded for a VA examination to determine if any leg disabilities are at least as likely as not related to active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's symptoms of dizziness, headaches, and leg spasms have not been diagnosed as a chronic disability. The Board finds no evidence to support service connection on direct or presumptive basis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for leg spasms (also claimed as bilateral leg weakness) to the RO for further action. The Veteran's claim is being reviewed due to new evidence submitted since the last denial.
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