The Veteran's claim for service connection for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, including as a result of herbicide exposure and secondary to his service-connected malaria, is being remanded due to incomplete medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA examination report did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected malaria has caused or aggravated his idiopathic peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1241316
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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