The Board is considering both claims of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy, one secondary to herbicide exposure and the other secondary to diabetes mellitus. The appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed peripheral neuropathy, including whether it is related to service or secondary to diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral severe sensory motor axonal peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0624358
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to in-service toxic exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and its secondary conditions of peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities as well as left lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC benefits due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.
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