The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional VCAA notice and VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that proper VCAA notice is required, as well as further medical examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right calf strain, degenerative disc and joint disease of the lumbar spine with progressive right sciatica, degenerative disc and joint disease of the cervical spine with progressive right sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1124645
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right calf strain, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or during the presumptive period after service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right calf strains, finding that his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5311.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the remaining issues due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the claims of service connection for migraines, a right calf strain, and erectile dysfunction. The VA will provide an adequate examination with a reasoned medical explanation.
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