The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran to be provided an examination as to the etiology of his neurological condition of the left upper extremity, specifically whether it is at least as likely as not that any current neurologic disability of the left upper extremity was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The examiner must address the questions requested in the Board's previous remand and provide a rationale for their opinion without resorting to mere speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1042587
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for polyneuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as it is unclear whether the Veteran has a distinct neurological disability other than diabetic neuropathy.
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