The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a lumbar spine disorder and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to substandard care during spinal surgery at a non-VA community care provider, as additional evidence is needed.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to missing records from the Veteran's lumbar spine surgery that are necessary for adjudication of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072697
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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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