The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of any current neurological disabilities of the face and bilateral hands.
The deciding factor: The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's hand and face disabilities are related to his military service or caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the bilateral hands, neuropathy of the face
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1320209
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's strokes and cricopharyngeal muscle spasm with dysphagia are remanded for further examination to determine their etiology. The neuropathy of the face and extremities is also remanded, as it may be related to his service-connected CAD.
- Denied
The VA determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of neuropathy of the bilateral hands and found no evidence linking it to service, including Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if any current neurological disabilities of the Veteran's face and bilateral hands are related to his military service or caused by in-service disease, event, or injury.
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