The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination to determine the relationship between his service-connected conditions and his left below the knee amputation residuals, as well as the cause of these disorders.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to clarify the etiology of the Veteran's left below the knee amputation and its connection to his service-connected skin and nail disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left below the knee amputation residuals, right knee disorder to include total knee replacement residuals, right lower extremity muscle and tendon injury, right foot peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity neurological disorder to include peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1721624
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the current VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of his condition, as well as any aggravation by his lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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