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.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's leg cramps are caused by the medication he takes for his service-connected PTSD, and there is no evidence of disassociation between the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- leg cramps
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021534
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What this means for you
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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: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for esophageal disability, salivary gland disability, neck disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, leg cramps, and psychiatric disability. The issues are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for hypertension, finding new and material evidence to support this claim. The Veteran's hypertension is related to his active-duty service.,The Board denied the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for leg cramps, as no new and material evidence was received since the May 2009 decision.
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