The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to incomplete records and potential issues with VA treatment care, including lack of informed consent documentation.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's conditions were caused by VA treatment or if they were reasonably foreseeable risks of such treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel disability, left leg length discrepancy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22029770
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors and inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left heel disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding his left leg disorder, including leg length discrepancy and left foot disorder. The issues of secondary service connection for a left ankle disorder are also remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left leg length discrepancy, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable evaluation of Tufts fracture, left little finger, resolved (minor).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left heel disability to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's reports of symptoms and history.
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