The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right leg disability and residuals of a right hand laceration due to an inaccurate factual premise in the June 2018 VA examiner's opinion. A new VA medical opinion is required considering all relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new VA medical opinion as the previous one was predicated on an inaccurate factual premise regarding treatment records and complaints during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Leg Disability, Residuals of Right Hand Laceration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18149675
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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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