The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate examination for service connection of an eye disorder and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as the need for additional VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a remand is warranted in order to obtain adequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims and to ensure all relevant evidence has been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disorder, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1044381
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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
The Veteran's disability ratings for right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, were restored to their previous levels of 70%, 60%, 30%, and 30% respectively, effective from February 12, 2025.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as an earlier effective date for ischemic heart disease. The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted prior to March 25, 2011, due to his PTSD alone. SMC at the housebound rate was also granted from February 9, 2007, through December 1, 2009.
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