The Board remands the issue of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a disability of leg weakness, due to prescribed statins, as an advisory medical opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: The complexity and controversy in the medical community regarding the additional disability caused by statin prescriptions necessitate an independent medical expert's opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- leg weakness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000764
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
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