The Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy is being remanded for additional development to determine if the VA medical treatment caused his disability, including obtaining a signed informed consent form from August 2009 prostatectomy.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the VA medical treatment caused the Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy.
- Claimed conditions
- left femoral nerve palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18160647
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy, resulting from a prostatectomy in August 2009, is considered an additional disability caused by VA medical treatment and not due to negligence. The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the claim due to concerns about the cause of the Veteran's left femoral nerve damage during his prostatectomy at VA Medical Center in August 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating, TDIU and service connection for cause of death due to the Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy. The appellant is seeking a retrospective medical opinion on the nature, extent, and severity of all residual impairment stemming from the Veteran’s left femoral nerve palsy. Additionally, she wants an opinion regarding whether any of her service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy is found to be the result of VA medical care, specifically a hip revision surgery in March 2000. The Board determined that there was no evidence of negligence or lack of informed consent on the part of VA.
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