The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral tibial stress reaction and its residuals must be remanded to allow for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records are incomplete and there is insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disability. A VA examination is necessary to determine if her current bilateral tibial stress reaction has its onset in service or is otherwise related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tibial stress reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1242910
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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 Veteran does not have a current left leg tibial disability and the Board finds that her claim for service connection is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a temporary total disability rating due to right foot surgery is being remanded as the Board needs further clarification on whether the January 2002 surgery was related to his service-connected tibial stress reaction.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for bilateral tibial stress reaction, as well as her claims for sarcoidosis, fibrillation of the heart, liver disorder, and conjunctivitis of the eyes, all secondary to sarcoidosis. The decision was based on a lack of new and material evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's current foot problems are related to his service-connected bilateral tibial stress reaction. The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary and requests additional medical records from the identified providers.
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