The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left leg disability, including his arthritis and its relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's current left leg conditions are related to his active service, particularly his reported symptoms during service and subsequent injury in 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg peripheral neuropathy, chronic residual fractures of the tibia, osteoarthritis in left ankle and left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22033044
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation at the intermediate rate between 38 U.S.C. § 1114 subsections (n) and (o) due to multiple service-connected disabilities independently rated at 50 percent or more.
- Granted
The Board has restored service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and left leg and right leg peripheral neuropathy due to the clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection. The Veteran had an official diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for dementia, essential tremors, COPD, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for glaucoma.
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