The Board has ordered the appellant to provide additional medical records and requested a new VA opinion. The case is now remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: A complete review of all available evidence, including private treatment records from Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, is necessary to determine if the Veteran's sacral decubitus ulcer was proximately caused by VA carelessness or negligence.
- Claimed conditions
- sacral decubitus ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1139061
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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).
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