The Board has ordered a remand due to inadequate examination reports and the need for further consideration of the Veteran's claims under another appropriate diagnostic code.
The deciding factor: The examination reports are inadequate as they do not specify which nerve(s) is affected, leading to conflicting findings. A VA examination is needed to clarify this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity weakness, Left lower extremity weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1504833
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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