The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to address whether his current right leg condition, including meralgia paresthetica and neuralgia paresthetica, was caused by or permanently worsened beyond natural progression by his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to provide an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's current right leg disability and his service-connected left knee disability, specifically addressing whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition was aggravated by the left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg condition, meralgia paresthetica, neuralgia paresthetica
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1418911
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and the Veteran's right leg condition is related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right leg, left leg, left knee, and left ankle conditions due to errors in prior decisions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for service connection have not been decided.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right leg condition has been withdrawn, and the appeal is dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
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