The veteran's claim for specially-adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant is being remanded due to the need to address his secondary service connection claim for disability of the right leg. The issue of service connection for the right leg is also inextricably intertwined and must be addressed before any decision can be made.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right leg disability may affect his eligibility for specially-adapted housing due to its relationship with his service-connected left leg amputation, which requires further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the left leg at the hip, lumbosacral strain, residuals of a fracture of the left maxilla, disability of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0032848
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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