The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded as there are insufficient findings regarding the current nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and whether they are related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity numbness and tingling, left upper extremity numbness and tingling
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0940778
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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: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending claims, including those for increased ratings and service connection.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for heart palpitations, bruxism, and bilateral dry eye, while denying service connection for the other conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's upper extremity numbness and tingling, including right carpal tunnel syndrome. The Veteran is requested to provide additional information or undergo further examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tinnitus claim is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between service and current tinnitus.,The GERD claim is remanded as there are insufficient opinions on whether the condition pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.,The migraines claim is remanded because the examiner did not consider the Veteran's contentions of stress and anxiety, nor provide an adequate aggravation opinion.,The facial tics claim is remanded due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between service and current symptoms.,The left lower extremity numbness and tingling claim is remanded as there are insufficient opinions on whether the condition pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.,The right lower extremity numbness claim is also remanded for similar reasons.,The acquired psychiatric disability claim is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between service and current symptoms.
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