The Veteran's claims for service connection of shrapnel wounds to the left leg and knee, an increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and updated treatment records.
The deciding factor: The claims require further evaluation by VA medical professionals to determine the etiology of the Veteran's symptoms and whether they are related to his service-connected conditions or other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left leg and knee, numbness in the left leg
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18105456
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's stutter disorder is granted service connection as it is secondary to her service-connected PTSD. Service connection for facial weakness, numbness in the left arm, and numbness in the left hand are denied due to lack of current disability. Service connection for numbness in the left leg is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disability, left foot drop, and numbness in the left leg as secondary to a back disability due to the need for further examination and consideration of new evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition, numbness in his left and right legs are all service-connected.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for weakness and numbness in the veteran's left arm and leg, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or etiology related to his military service.
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