The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right lower extremity paralysis and left lower extremity paralysis due to their relationship with pre-existing service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's testimony at the hearing indicated that the lower extremity paralysis was related to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The relationship between the lower extremity paralyses and the service-connected disabilities is unclear, requiring further examination to determine if there is aggravation of these conditions by the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity paralysis, left lower extremity paralysis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2022
- Citation
- A22020157
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity paralysis, as well as his claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the lower extremities, were denied. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.
- Granted
The Veteran meets the criteria for a TDIU from March 14, 2012 to July 26, 2023 due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for brain thrombosis, left upper extremity paralysis, and left lower extremity paralysis as they are not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings in excess of 40 percent for right and left lower extremity paralysis have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.
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