The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the claim can be adjudicated, including a clarification of the VA examiner's opinion regarding whether the Veteran has peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities and if so, whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a clarification of the VA examiner's opinion was required in order for the Board to make a determination on the issue of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0934217
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, erectile dysfunction, cataracts, residuals of a stroke, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. However, tinnitus was granted.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but remanded the issue of peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of peripheral neuropathy was dismissed because the claim form used was incorrect and not appealable.
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