The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion to determine if the Veteran's in-service injuries caused or aggravated his current back and leg disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examiner is advised that the Veteran is a combat veteran whose lay testimony alone is sufficient to establish the occurrence of combat injuries, including tunnel collapses and being thrown 15 feet by a bomb detonating in his bunker. The examiner should assume these injuries occurred and should not disregard the Veteran's statements.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury, Residuals of a left leg injury, Residuals of a right leg injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22053896
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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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