The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left leg stress fractures and right leg shin splints with hair line fracture due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The VA previously denied these claims, but new evidence indicates that the claims should be reviewed de novo as they were not properly considered before. A VA examination is needed to determine if the current disabilities are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg stress fractures, right leg shin splints with hair line fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18106263
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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's bilateral lower leg stress fractures and shin splints are granted a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the most recent VA medical examination is inadequate and requires another remand to address the etiology of the Veteran's left and right leg pain, including whether it is related to service or any service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions regarding the Veteran's statements of pain and their relation to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left leg stress fractures and right leg shin splints with hair line fracture due to insufficient evidence of a current disability related to her in-service diagnoses. The Veteran is asked to provide examples of how her painful symptoms have caused functional impairment.
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