The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, should be remanded due to inconsistencies in the March 2012 VA examination report.
The deciding factor: The March 2012 VA examiner did not diagnose peripheral neuropathy but attributed symptoms to diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's symptoms of paresthesias and numbness are inconsistent with this diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1548812
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities on a direct basis due to exposure to Agent Orange during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to new evidence received since the last denial. The VA will obtain a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, and hypertension are denied as there is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The conditions were not shown to be related to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy, prostate cancer residuals, and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations.
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