The Board remands the claim for a medical examination and opinion to determine if the veteran's acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy is related to service, including solvent exposure.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence would be useful in rendering an opinion on the relationship between the veteran's condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0809678
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy as there was no evidence of a current disability beyond the Veteran's already service-connected lumbar radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and his active duty service, including herbicide exposure. Additional development is needed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during his active service. The claims will be reconsidered after additional development is conducted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for renal cell carcinoma, acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy, and tooth loss claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service exposure or a nexus between the conditions and service.
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