The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a neurological examination. The TDIU claim will also be readjudicated.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to new evidence indicating possible diabetes-related neuropathy in addition to the service-connected left leg injury residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, residuals of a left leg injury, neuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422303
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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
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