The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left above-the-knee amputation resulting from Department of Veterans Affairs treatment in March 1998. The appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and the need to obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board requested an independent medical opinion but was unable to find records of the graft placement in April 1996, which prevented determining if appropriate antibiotics were used at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- left above-the-knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1128182
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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 the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral artery disease of the lower extremities and stroke, as these conditions are not shown to be related to his military service or herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the RO in Oakland, California.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the grant of secondary service connection for a left above-the-knee amputation. The case is returned to the RO for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for renal insufficiency as secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, effective from August 28, 2000. The issue of a higher rating for renal disability remains pending.
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