The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to a duty to assist error, as the VA failed to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether there was any failure on the part of VA to timely diagnose and/or properly treat the claimed disease or disability, or whether there was any other failure on VA's part as it pertained to the referral itself.
The deciding factor: The duty to assist error is due to the VA's failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, which resulted in a remand of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee infection, cut tendon in right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24023844
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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.
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