The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right leg and right knee disorders due to inadequate VA medical examinations. The case will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions obtained in June 2023 were not in substantial compliance with prior remand instructions, specifically regarding the Veteran's lay statements about his symptoms and the excision of segmented nerves from his upper leg noted in service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg disorder (livedo reticularis), right knee disorder (osteoarthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23046798
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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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