The Board has ordered a new examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lower extremity pain, including its onset during service, causation by service or any service-connected disability, and likely etiology.
The deciding factor: The previous opinions were inadequate as they did not address the Veteran's full medical history and lay testimony regarding his leg pain.
- Claimed conditions
- lower extremity pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21042230
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted payment or reimbursement for non-VA medical care provided by Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH) on July 6, 2017, to July 7, 2017, and September 4, 2018.,Both episodes of care were deemed timely and emergent, with no feasibly available VA facilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lower extremity disability, manifested by pain and causing functional limitations, with the Veteran's chronic lower extremity pain and cramps dating back to his time in service.
- Denied
The Veteran's medical expenses at Tulane Medical Center on July 1, 2014 were not for an emergent condition and no VA facility was feasibly available. Therefore, reimbursement is denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.
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