The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current neurologic disability of the left lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to conflicting opinions in the claims file regarding the relationship between the current neurologic disability and service-connected varicose veins, necessitating further medical evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- neurologic disability of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1227584
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of any current left foot or lower extremity disability, including a neurologic disability. The Veteran's service records indicate cellulitis in his right fifth toe during boot camp, but there is conflicting medical opinion on whether this was also present in his left foot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, a neurologic disability of the right upper extremity, and a neurologic disability of the left lower extremity as secondary to his service-connected multiple sclerosis. Additional medical opinions are needed regarding these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including whether they are related to service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's lower left extremity impairment is due to his service-connected radiculopathy, and there is no current diagnosis of a neurologic disability other than radiculopathy.
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