The Veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for additional disability resulting from VA surgery in December 2007 and subsequent surgeries. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain relevant medical records, conduct examinations, and determine if the Veteran's current disabilities are related to the VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to incomplete or potentially missing evidence that could affect the determination of whether the Veteran's additional disability is caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of right hand, constant numbness in right knee, watering of the right eye, viral infection, skin rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1432871
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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