The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, scheduling a VA examination, and readjudicating the claim.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not address whether the service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated the nonservice-connected peripheral neuropathy of the feet. The Veteran also provided information about outstanding private medical records that need to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0939767
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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).
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