The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy are being remanded due to the need for additional development and an addendum to the VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, given the recent changes in VA regulations regarding presumptive service connection for herbicide exposure-related conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy, left lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1450109
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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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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's axonal type motor polyneuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is not related to herbicide exposure in service and therefore denied both claims for service connection.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity axonal type motor polyneuropathy, as new and material evidence has been received. The case is remanded to schedule a VA examination and obtain additional medical records.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
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