The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right leg disability and scar. Additional VA clinical records, service hospital records, and an examination are needed.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a lack of sufficient medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's current right leg disability and residual scar are related to his in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg disability, residual scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22006339
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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
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