The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of DeLuca v. Brown factors.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the March 1997 VA examination was inadequate and ordered an additional examination to ensure proper evaluation of the veteran's service-connected left lower leg neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower leg neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0015881
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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