The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives regarding compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for VA medical treatment and care in 2012, including left leg below the knee amputation, right hip replacement, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli residuals, erectile dysfunction, and depression.
The deciding factor: The remand is required to address all the July 2018 remand directives regarding whether the Veteran has 'additional disability' caused by VA medical care or treatment in 2011 and 2012, and if so, whether it was due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical care or treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg below the knee amputation (BKA), right hip replacement, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, erectile dysfunction, depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19163051
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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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