The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's terminal illness and failure to report for a VA examination. The case is now pending again with instructions to obtain an ACE opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his right leg disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s right leg disability may be related to his service-connected right ankle or hepatitis C, but further evidence is needed to determine this conclusively.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190905
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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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