The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for bilateral lower extremity conditions, status post shave biopsy, to allow for review of additional evidence by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary for the AOJ to consider newly submitted evidence in the first instance.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity condition, status post shave biopsy, left lower extremity condition, status post shave biopsy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24032166
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
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