The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left leg shin splints due to unclear causation of his symptoms. The case will be further developed with an addendum opinion from a clinician.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot make a fully-informed decision on the issue without clarifying whether the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities or nonservice-connected knee conditions are causing his shin pain, or if it is attributable to another diagnosed disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right shin pain, left shin pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19180897
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
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