The Board has decided to remand the claims for bilateral shin splints, a disability manifested by bilateral shooting leg pains, costochondritis, and bilateral breast cysts due to incomplete VA examinations. The Veteran's recent VA treatment records are not addressed in the previous examinations.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA examination reports have been identified as potential reasons for remanding the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg shin splint, right leg shin splint, a disability manifested by left leg shooting pains (radiculopathy), a disability manifested by right leg shooting pains (radiculopathy), costochondritis or other disability manifested by recurrent musculoskeletal chest pain, fibroadenoma or other fibrocystic changes in the breasts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19180929
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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