The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a supplemental opinion from a VA examiner to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed peripheral neuropathy of the right forearm and whether it is related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the June 2012 VA examination report was not responsive to some of the Board's remand instructions, particularly regarding the discussion of the Veteran's service treatment records and complaints of continuity of symptomology regarding his right forearm paresthesia.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1438934
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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