The Board has determined that the most recent VA medical examination is inadequate and requires another remand to address the etiology of the Veteran's left and right leg pain, including whether it is related to service or any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations were insufficient in addressing the etiology of the Veteran's current leg pain and its relationship to her military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg stress fractures, right leg shin splints with hair line fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22033877
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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 Veteran's bilateral lower leg stress fractures and shin splints are granted a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions regarding the Veteran's statements of pain and their relation to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left leg stress fractures and right leg shin splints with hair line fracture due to insufficient evidence of a current disability related to her in-service diagnoses. The Veteran is asked to provide examples of how her painful symptoms have caused functional impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left leg stress fractures and right leg shin splints with hair line fracture due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
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