The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for nerve damage to the back and legs resulting from a spinal epidural steroid injection performed by VA in December 2002. The Board has determined that further development, including obtaining medical opinions and reviewing consent forms, is necessary before final decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires additional evidence regarding whether he received informed consent for the procedure and if there was any additional disability resulting from the care or treatment provided by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage to the back and legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0946595
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the application to revise an August 2013 decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) which denied service connection for nerve damage to the back and legs under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's case is being remanded for a videoconference hearing due to his request, and the appeal remains in appellate status.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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