The Veteran's additional disabilities of left lower extremity disfiguration, muscle loss, drop foot, and nerve injuries are being remanded due to the VA Medical Center in Wyoming, Michigan discontinuing his Warfarin for a colonoscopy with polypectomy in January 2018. The Board will review the care provided by VA.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's additional disabilities were not caused by VA treatment and are not attributable to negligence or lack of proper skill on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity disfiguration, left lower extremity muscle loss, left drop foot, injuries to left peroneal, tibial, and sural nerves
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24023080
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for her left lower extremity disability, to include left drop foot and/or neurological condition, is remanded due to the need for additional development of her VA treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder disability, left drop foot, and right drop foot due to a lack of current disability evidence.
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