The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in its analysis, including an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of electrical shock is now before the Board again.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the July 2012 VA peripheral nerves examiner's opinion was based on an inaccurate factual premise and remanded for clarification or a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of electrical shock
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1511017
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of an in-service electric shock accident, including decreased motor skills and a cognitive disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals pertaining to sinusitis and residuals of electrical shock. The remaining issues, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and depression), sleep apnea, and hypertension, are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed residuals of electrical shock.
- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but has denied each claim on the merits. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of residuals of electrical shock or second degree burns of either lower extremity. Pes planus pre-existed service and did not increase in severity during service. Shin splints are not shown to be causally related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
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