The Board found that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed neurological disability of the upper extremities and his symptoms, such as numbness and tingling in the fingertips, were not related to any diagnosed disability of the upper extremities. The Board concluded that service connection for an upper extremity peripheral neuropathy disability has not been met.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find a diagnosis of a neurological disability of the upper extremities and the examiner could not determine if the symptoms were due to diabetes or another condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1309662
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What this means for you
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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