The Veteran's appeal is remanded for an independent medical examination to determine if he has additional disability in the right lower extremity caused by a December 1990 low back surgery, and whether it was proximately due to, the result of, or caused by any other medical condition(s).
The deciding factor: The Board is remanding the case for an independent medical examination to determine if the Veteran has additional disability in the right lower extremity caused by a December 1990 low back surgery and whether it was proximately due to, the result of, or caused by any other medical condition(s).
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146303
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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