The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 has been granted, and the remaining service connection issues have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a finding that the Veteran's left leg disability resulted from an unforeseeable event during VA treatment, meeting the causation criteria under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg disability, bilateral hip disability, gastrointestinal disorder (claimed as irritable colon syndrome), thoracolumbar spine disability (claimed as intervertebral disc syndrome), hernia disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20048173
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim to include any mental health disorder raised by the record and has remanded for additional development regarding service connection for left leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination opinions and a failure to provide a VA examination for sleep apnea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right leg disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if any current left or right leg disabilities are related to active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, cervical spine disability, low back disability, left shoulder disability, and left leg disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's active duty service and his current disabilities are found to be related to these service events.
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