The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the diagnosis and etiology of the Veteran's claimed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1408708
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful occupation since April 2008.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities is denied as there was no communication prior to March 31, 2010 indicating intent to seek this service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and thus no basis to grant any of the claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
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