The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy, as new and material evidence has been received. The case is remanded to schedule a VA examination and obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy, specifically a relationship between the disabilities and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy, left lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1306141
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