The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for an examination of the Veteran's calves. The issue is to determine if service connection can be established for right and left calf strains.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied because there is no current disability related to active service. Additional evidence and a physical examination are needed to determine if any existing symptoms are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right calf strain, left calf strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2013
- Citation
- 1343402
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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 the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- 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.
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