The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and lack of compliance with previous directives. The Veteran needs a VA specialist in endocrinology to provide an opinion on whether his upper extremities neurological disorders are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The examination report did not comply with the Board's previous remand instructions, including providing by a specialist and including an etiological opinion for carpal tunnel syndrome and left upper extremity paresthesias.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremities neurological disorders, left upper extremity paresthesias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1013257
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left shoulder disability and related paresthesias are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The case must be further developed with a new VA examination.
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