The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a left shin and calf disability, to include as secondary to a lumbar spine disability due to incomplete compliance with previous remand requests.
The deciding factor: The claims file was not reviewed adequately in prior opinions, leading to unclear diagnoses and insufficient rationale for conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shin disability, left calf disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24005664
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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 right shoulder, right shin, and left shin disabilities manifested by pain causing impairment in earning capacity. The decision is based on the Veteran's testimony regarding his symptoms during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's shin, cardiovascular, thyroid, neurological, and respiratory disabilities. The VA must provide examinations to determine if these conditions are related to active service.
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