The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including a determination of whether the Veteran's right arm disability is service-connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence to support claims of carelessness, negligence, or similar fault on the part of VA in providing treatment, thus denying compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the right arm disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21013580
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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.
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