The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral sural nerve sensory peripheral neuropathy is related to his service-connected bilateral chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions are inadequate, and a new opinion must be obtained to assess the likelihood that the in-service complaints of bilateral calf and radiating, intermittent pain in the back of his right knee, right calf, and toes is related to his current sural nerve neuropathy, and to obtain an opinion as to whether the Veteran's sural neuropathy was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral chondromalacia and degenerative joint disease of the knees.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sural nerve sensory peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1603303
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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.
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral sural nerve sensory peripheral neuropathy is caused by his service-connected bilateral chondromalacia and degenerative joint disease of the knees, thus granting service connection for this condition.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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