The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any identified disorder(s) of the upper and lower extremities, including whether they are related to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current neurological symptoms may be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1416954
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current neurological disorder of the upper and lower extremities attributable to his military service, including any immunizations/vaccinations received in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder of the upper and lower extremities, including as due to an undiagnosed illness, is being remanded for additional development. The issue includes service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disc disease with bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for blurred vision and neurological disorders of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to a head injury in military service. The Veteran's headaches are found to be aggravated by the head injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to address whether the service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound aggravated the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
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