The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and employment history information.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the case required further development to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist and to provide a complete record of the veteran's employability status due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- paralysis of the external popliteal nerve of the left leg, residuals of a lung injury, residuals of a right thigh injury, residual scarring and residuals of malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0416454
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Decisions by this judge: 2,642 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0416454.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a right thigh injury is granted, while the claim for osteoarthritis of the right knee is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right thigh injury as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the previously denied claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and readjudication of the claim.
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