The veteran is seeking service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and arthritis of the knees, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected residuals of cold weather injuries in the lower extremities. The Board finds that a remand is necessary to clarify whether service connection has been established for these disabilities and to obtain an opinion on their etiology.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires clarification regarding the establishment of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and arthritis of the knees, as well as an evaluation of their etiology in relation to his service-connected residuals of cold weather injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, Arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0433340
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while the appeals for diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as skin cancer, are granted. The claim for skin cancer is remanded due to a lack of opinion on direct service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, as it is currently manifested by mild incomplete paralysis.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed your appeal because it is a duplicate claim that was already addressed in the May 2024 decision, and there are no allegations of errors for appellate consideration.
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