The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and non-VA medical records. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for RLE nerve disability remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from both VA and non-VA sources to properly assess the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity nerve disability, hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22003231
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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