The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral thigh disabilities due to a lack of proper notification and scheduling of VA examinations. The Veteran is required to report for scheduled examinations, or provide documentation if unable to do so.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence that the Veteran received proper notice and scheduling for the VA examinations, which are necessary to determine the current severity of his bilateral thigh disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple fragment wounds of the right thigh, fragment wounds of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20042731
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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
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