The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left calf conditions have been remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination. The Board will schedule the Veteran for a new VA medical examination to determine if his diagnosed calf conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The April 2017 VA examination was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's diagnosis of chronic bilateral calf pain and did not address the medical articles submitted by the Veteran regarding his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right calf condition, left calf condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22046060
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left calf condition and a left knee condition due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for further examination. The issues are being reviewed again as there is uncertainty about whether the symptoms of cramping in the left calf are separate from or related to the already service-connected lumbosacral spondylolisthesis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to incomplete records. The VA must attempt to obtain all relevant medical records, including those from the Louisville VAMC from January 2012 through March 2022.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for left and right calf disabilities, shin splints of the right leg, and right carpal tunnel syndrome. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for migraine condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and lumbar back condition are granted. The claim for a right calf condition is remanded.
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