The Board remands all claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations to determine the severity of his bilateral shin splints and any right knee or lower leg disorder other than his service-connected right shin splint.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to missing VA treatment records from July 2005 to April 2017, and to ensure that all issues either raised by the claimant or the evidence of record are considered in accordance with legal requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinusitis with headaches, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Tinnitus, Hypertension, Left shin splint, Right shin splint, Right knee disorder, other than shin splints
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040420
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
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