The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for diastasis recti and shin splints due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during active duty or whether any period of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA aggravated these conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical examination to determine if the Veteran's conditions had their onset in service or were aggravated by periods of active duty, inactive duty for training, or Reserve service.
- Claimed conditions
- diastasis recti, shin splints
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20026381
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for shin splints and a right knee disability have been dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of these claims.
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