The veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for amputation of his left foot, but the case is being remanded due to incomplete records and further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to obtain relevant medical records and determine the cause of the veteran's left foot amputation.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0801503
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including neck disability manifested by pain and diabetes mellitus type II, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee degenerative arthritis. The other conditions were also granted as they are caused by the now-service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, coronary arteriosclerosis, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and left foot amputation are all granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure in Thailand.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot amputation and left leg above the knee amputation, finding a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining VA opinions addressing these claims on a secondary basis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for various conditions and disability ratings due to the Veteran's death.
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