The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left below the knee amputation and right ankle ulcer due to additional disability resulting from VA treatment, as further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are required to address the Veteran's theories regarding the medication given during his course of treatment and its impact on circulation and blood pressure.
- Claimed conditions
- left below the knee amputation, right ankle ulcer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004078
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic nephropathy, as well as awards of service connection for various peripheral neuropathies and amputations.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left below the knee amputation based on secondary causation by the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received since the last final decision, which relates to a current disability and its onset during service. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending again.
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