The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities, considered individually and in combination, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The case will be readjudicated after the examination.
The deciding factor: A new VA examination is needed as the previous opinion did not address whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, without consideration of his non-service-connected disabilities, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular accident (claimed as stroke), left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1333489
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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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