The Board has not been able to review the full medical records leading up to and following the Veteran's April 2014 above-the-knee amputation, as these records are missing from the claims file. The case is being remanded so that all relevant VA treatment notes can be obtained.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot make a decision without access to the full medical history leading up to and following the Veteran's amputation.
- Claimed conditions
- above the knee amputation of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19152422
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their passing away before a decision could be made. The Board currently has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service right foot cellulitis and his current above-the-knee amputation of the right leg, and thus denied service connection for this condition.
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