The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination regarding the Veteran's claimed neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, including whether it is related to service-connected diabetes mellitus or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the currently diagnosed peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, including its relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy, bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1421157
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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 denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, venous stasis (also claimed as venous reflux disease), heart arrhythmia (atriial fibrillation), left kidney dysfunction, neuropathy of the bilateral hands, and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to Agent Orange exposure. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for neuropathy, bilateral upper and lower extremities as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities have all been denied.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions. The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the threshold element required to establish service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's neuropathy, both in the upper and lower extremities, is remanded for further evaluation due to a lack of a VA examination. The case will be returned to the AOJ for corrective action.
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