The veteran's claim for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a left leg amputation is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The case requires further evidence and compliance with VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0412917
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left leg amputation was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding an adjudication on this specific claim.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left leg amputation and sleep apnea, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for left leg amputation, to include as secondary to diabetes adult-onset, is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left leg amputation to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain a medical opinion.
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