The Board has ordered that the Veteran be afforded another VA examination to determine if his shortened right leg is related to his service-connected low back disability. The case is REMANDED for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's shortened right leg was aggravated by his service-connected low back disability and, if so, what the baseline level of severity of the nonservice-connected shortened right leg was before the onset of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- shortened right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1229104
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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 decided to remand the claim for a VA examination and opinion regarding compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to an additional disability resulting from right ankle surgery at a VA facility.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and treatment records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for shortened right leg, lumbar degenerative joint disease, and right hip osteoarthritis has been dismissed. The cases of lumbar degenerative joint disease and right hip osteoarthritis are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The case of right knee disability is also remanded as it requires a new examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a shortened right leg as a residual of service-connected right thigh shrapnel wound is dismissed because the Veteran's attorney withdrew the appeal in April 2018.
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