The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right leg nerve disabilities due to inadequate examination opinions. The VA must provide a new opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were insufficient, lacking adequate rationale and addressing all relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg nerve disability, right leg nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2026
- Citation
- 26001823
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left lower extremity varicose veins warrant a 60 percent rating, but not higher. The issues of service connection for left foot and left leg nerve disabilities are remanded.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left leg nerve disability as secondary to his service-connected residuals of gunshot wound to the base of the fifth toe, but further medical clarification is needed before a higher rating can be assigned.
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