The veteran is seeking service connection for peripheral neuropathy, which he claims is due to herbicide exposure during his active duty in Korea. The VA has not provided adequate notice and assistance as required by the VCAA, and additional development is needed including obtaining medical records, personnel files, and an Agent Orange protocol examination.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service connection claim for peripheral neuropathy on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure requires further investigation into his military service details and medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0402630
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability to obtain further development, including adequate VA examinations and opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, service connection for peripheral neuropathy, a skin disorder of the genital region, and a right knee disability. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
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