The Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need for additional information and opinion regarding whether a nerve injury occurred during surgery.
The deciding factor: Additional records are needed from the West Roxbury VA Medical Center to determine if there was any mention of a nerve injury or cut during the surgical procedure.
- Claimed conditions
- left femoral nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2013
- Citation
- 1334836
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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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