The Board has remanded the case due to changes in the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and new regulations implementing it. The veteran needs to be provided with additional evidence, including medical records from various sources, and a VA examination for both demyelinating polyneuropathy and back disability claims.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the enactment of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and its implementing regulations which require additional development and consideration of the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- demyelinating polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0123194
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and ensuring proper notification to the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for microscopic polyangiitis and demyelinating polyneuropathy, finding insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure risk activities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for demyelinating polyneuropathy, claimed as due to herbicide agent exposure, was denied. His hypertension claim resulted in a grant of an initial 10% rating.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, including secondary to inservice exposure to herbicide agents. The evidence now shows that his current condition is related to his military service and warrants service connection.
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