The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to a lack of an opinion regarding the etiology of his lower extremity neurological impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to provide a definitive opinion without resorting to speculation due to the Veteran's recent knee surgery, which may have resolved by the time of the examination.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the right leg, numbness of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1309270
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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
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for depression, numbness of the right leg, and numbness of the left leg as secondary to service-connected residuals of colon cancer. The Veteran's CAD is rated at 60 percent.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for shortness of breath and a disability manifesting in memory loss, fatigue, gait instability, and numbness of the left leg (claimed as demyelinating disorder and multiple sclerosis) due to incomplete development. The AOJ is instructed to complete pending development including scheduling an appropriate VA examination.
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