The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for muscle spasms of the neck and legs due to inadequate opinions from the VA examiner. The Veteran's contentions regarding onset and continuity of symptomatology following his in-service assault are not addressed by the current medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided were insufficient as they did not address the Veteran's credible reports of symptoms following his in-service assault and since service, including his use of prescription medication to alleviate his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle spasms of the neck, muscle spasms of the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22046790
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining relevant records, including service treatment records and VA hospital records. The Veteran's current back and neck disabilities are being examined by a VA examiner to determine if they are related to her military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has received additional VA treatment records since the November 2019 SSOC that are relevant to the issues on appeal. The Veteran's case is being remanded for AOJ initial review of this new evidence and issuance of an SSOC.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded three issues: entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD and/or medication prescribed for service-connected disabilities, entitlement to service connection for muscle spasms of the neck, and entitlement to service connection for muscle spasms in the legs. The Court found that the Board erred in failing to address secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including right wrist disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, aching joints, right carpal tunnel syndrome, muscle spasms of the legs, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and muscle spasms of the arms.
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