The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right leg below the knee amputation due to a lack of sufficient information in the medical opinion provided by VA.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the May 2019 VA medical opinion was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's entire treatment history and did not provide a rationale or basis for its conclusion regarding the cause of the amputation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg below the knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20067689
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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