The Veteran is seeking compensation for a right-sided hemiparesis allegedly caused by VA medical care in 1995, 1996 and 1998. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain statements from personnel involved in the September 1995 surgery.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires further investigation into whether he fell or jumped off the operating table during a spinal surgery performed by VA in September 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- right-sided hemiparesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1007843
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various neurological conditions as secondary to iron deficiency anemia, finding no current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a stroke with residuals of right-sided hemiparesis has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The eligibility for an automobile and adaptive equipment grant has also been dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to a written statement expressing his wish to withdraw the issues on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to address his right-sided hemiparesis and residuals of a traumatic head injury.
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