The Veteran's service-connected lower extremity conditions are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his disabilities and their impact on his ability to use his feet.
The deciding factor: The Veteran needs an updated VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected right and left lower extremity conditions, including whether he has a loss of use in either leg or foot.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity pelvic girdle muscle atrophy, left lower extremity pelvic girdle muscle atrophy, sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20031239
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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