The Veteran's service-connected bilateral ankle and shin disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation due to evidence suggesting they may have worsened since the last VA examination.
The deciding factor: There is evidence that the Veteran's disabilities might have worsened since his last VA examination, necessitating a new examination to assess their current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent left ankle sprains with degenerative joint disease (DJD), right ankle degenerative joint disease (DJD) (arthritis), left lower extremity shin splints, right lower extremity shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001952
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shin splints and bilateral ankle stress fractures, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her active duty service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic right wrist sprain, lumbosacral strain, a right knee disorder (right knee strain, meniscal tear, chondromalacia, and posterosuperior marginal patellar spur), left lower extremity shin splints, and right lower extremity shin splints. These conditions are considered to be directly related to service.
- Granted
Right upper and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndromes, right knee arthritis, and left knee arthritis are granted.,Right hand disability is denied. Bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, shin splints in both lower limbs, hallux valgus in both feet, and bilateral plantar fasciitis with calcaneal heel spurs are all granted initial ratings or effective dates prior to July 27, 2021.,GERD is granted an initial rating of 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints due to inadequate VA examination opinions and failure to address the Veteran's contentions regarding in-service running.
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