The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's service personnel record is also relevant.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and a need to obtain the Veteran's service personnel record.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1114652
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for nerve damage of both legs and bilateral flat feet due to a procedural error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a hearing.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for nerve damage of the right leg, left leg, arthritis of the legs, diabetes mellitus, lymphoma, deviated septum, digestive disability, and hernia disability were all granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and conducting new examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected left ankle disability, as well as the nature and etiology of his right ankle, knee, and leg disorders.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, spine disorder, left leg and foot disorder (to include as secondary to a spine disorder), intestinal blockage, hypertension, thyroid disorder, nerve damage of the bilateral hands, and nerve damage of the right leg were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
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