The Board remands the claim for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if the appellant has upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and whether it is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not currently establish that the appellant has upper extremity peripheral neuropathy or that such a disorder is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, but he testified that he believes he has been diagnosed with this condition and that one of his medical providers may have indicated it could be due to his diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0900371
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities due to a need for further clarity on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions of CAD, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both the upper and lower extremities, to include as secondary to diabetes, for additional VA examinations and opinions.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, hypertension, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and raised prostate specific antigen (PSA) were dismissed due to untimely submissions.
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