The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions. The issues of back disorder, shin splints, pes planus, and a foot disorder other than pes planus are all being remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further development and medical evaluation as per previous Board directives.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, shin splints, pes planus, foot disorder other than pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117486
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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).
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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis and shin splints due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA examination. The case is now pending with a request for a new opinion.
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