The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims can be adjudicated, including verifying the Veteran's service in the Army Reserves and obtaining VA treatment records. The Veteran will also need to undergo a VA examination for his bilateral shin splints and athlete's foot.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, athlete's foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1239965
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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 has a current diagnosis of athlete's foot that was incurred during active service. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met and grants the claim.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for bilateral shin splints was dismissed as the March 2025 VA Form 10182 constituted an impermissible concurrent election with respect to the issue and no waiver of the prohibition on concurrent election was made.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for service connection for a skin condition, traumatic brain injury, a respiratory disability, bilateral shin splints, and bilateral flatfoot.
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