The Board has decided that the case needs to be remanded for additional development and examination.
The deciding factor: The previous remands were not fully completed, necessitating further action.
- Claimed conditions
- leg cramps, bilateral leg numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20051128
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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 Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for leg cramps as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disorder, low back disorder, and bilateral leg numbness. The Veteran's symptoms are found to be related to his active-duty service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including lumbar condition, headaches, sinusitis, TBI, gastroenteritis, heart disease, leg cramps, PFB, nausea, skin rash on arms, feet calluses, and tinea versicolor.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for dry eye syndrome, GERD, headache disorder, right hand disorder, left knee disorder, chest pain disorder, and skin disorder, to include dermatitis and/or eczema.
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