The Veteran's right leg amputation is being remanded due to allegations of improper informed consent and perceived fault on the part of VA personnel. The case will need to be reviewed with updated medical records, including the full informed consent form and operative report.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on allegations of improper informed consent and perceived fault on the part of VA personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24027587
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 USC 1151 for right leg amputation to obtain a new VA opinion based on a more complete evidentiary record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and right leg amputation, as secondary to PAD, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding their etiology.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for peripheral vascular disease (PVD) as secondarily aggravated by diabetes, right leg amputation and scar as secondary to PVD, and SMC for loss of use of the right foot. The evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes was denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right leg amputation is etiologically related to his active service, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.
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