The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for a medical examination to determine if his left leg axonal neuropathy with atrophy and low back pain was caused by VA treatment, negligence, or an unforeseeable event.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evaluation to determine causation and fault in the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg axonal neuropathy with atrophy, low back pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143866
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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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