The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from Dr. Preston and other doctors.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to support or deny the claim for service connection for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0638000
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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 Veteran's claim for service connection for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy is remanded due to the failure to obtain VA and SSA medical records.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection for CIDP and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy due to exposure to toxic substances in service is granted.,Service connection for hyperlipidemia is denied as it is not a disability for VA compensation purposes.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for Graves' disease, left foot plantar fascitis and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy (to include as secondary to Graves' disease), gastrointestinal disorder (to include as secondary to Graves' disease), heart disorder, and right ear hearing loss have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current symptoms or service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of idiopathic peripheral neuropathy during a hearing before the Board, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
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