The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 regarding a bilateral lower extremity condition, as a result of a shave biopsy, are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence and argument by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted additional evidence and requested AOJ review of such evidence in his appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity Condition, Left Lower Extremity Condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24032166
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 709 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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