The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if his left wrist disability was worsened by the October 1999 surgery at the Shreveport VAMC and whether there was fault on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The claim requires an evaluation of whether the veteran's additional disability is due to carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of VA in providing medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand and wrist condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0624926
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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
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