The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the Veteran's right leg and/or broken ankle injury following his June 2017 spine epidural. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for these injuries.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an adequate opinion due to a lack of specialized knowledge in orthopedic conditions, and the case requires another VA opinion by a qualified clinician.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg, broken right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2022
- Citation
- A22021034
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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