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Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation to determine if they meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The deciding factor: The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities alone result in loss of use of both lower extremities, loss of use of one lower extremity together with loss of use of one upper extremity affecting balance and propulsion, or full thickness burns resulting in contractures with limitation of motion.

Claimed conditions
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left leg below knee amputation, right foot status post shell fragment wound with scar, status post shell fragment wounds of the right forearm and elbow with limited motion of the wrist and thumb, right leg shrapnel injury with limitation of flexion of right knee, status post shell fragment wounds of the right hip and buttocks, and impairment of right hip with limitation of extension and flexion, history of osteomyelitis of both feet, scars of left thigh and knee, status post superficial shell fragment wounds
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating
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Decision date
June 27, 2019
Citation
19150458

Veterans Law Judge

MICHAEL MARTIN

Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19150458.

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).

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