The veteran is seeking compensation for additional cardiac disability and the amputation of both lower extremities, which he claims were caused by medical and surgical procedures performed in VA hospitals in July and August 2002. The case has been remanded due to incomplete records and need for further investigation.
The deciding factor: The nature and extent of the veteran's cardiac and vascular pathology prior to the July/August 2002 medical procedures is unknown, and there are missing VA treatment records from before that time.
- Claimed conditions
- additional cardiac disability, amputation of both lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0713986
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from VAMC Muskogee and reviewing the June 2015 echocardiogram results. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including amputation of both lower extremities and other disabilities such as posttraumatic stress disorder, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, sarcoma of the nose, penile deformity with erectile dysfunction and voiding dysfunction, left upper extremity fragment wound with retained foreign body, buttock fragment wound with retained foreign body, left shoulder rotator cuff tear, diabetes mellitus, left wrist fragment wound, coronary artery disease, and tinnitus, have resulted in a need for higher level of care. The Veteran's condition necessitates the provision of daily personal health care services by a skilled provider without which he would require institutional care.
- Denied
The veteran's scars and additional cardiac disability are not considered to be the result of VA medical treatment, as they were necessary consequences of the procedures performed.
- Granted
The veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to multiple non-service-connected conditions, including amputations of both lower extremities, a colostomy, depression, and shoulder disorders, has been recognized by the Board. The veteran is granted special monthly pension based on this need.
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