The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation and determination regarding the provision of additional payment for woodworking tools under a Department of Veterans Affairs independent living services program.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that an examination and medical opinion are required to determine whether the provision of additional payment for woodworking tools is necessary to enable the veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, shell fragment wounds of the right leg, diabetes mellitus type II, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, shell fragment wound residuals of the left arm, shell fragment wounds of the left thigh, shell fragment wounds of the right knee, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, malaria, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, aneurysm of the right arm, impotency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2013
- Citation
- 1308451
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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