The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for clarification of the etiology of the Veteran's left arm numbness and trunk paresthesias. The case is being remanded for a VA examination with a neurologist.
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide responses to all the remand directives, including reasons for rejecting the Veteran's reports of neurological symptoms affecting her left arm and trunk, and whether Lhermitte's sign was an indication of a disease or disability in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm numbness, trunk paresthesias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1622104
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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 the veteran's claims for service connection for left arm numbness, seborrhea dermatitis, and sleep apnea as there was no persuasive evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for anemia, liver hepatic steatosis, bilateral knee disorders, left arm numbness, and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left arm numbness due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral athlete's foot, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain syndrome, left arm numbness, left leg cramps, right leg cramps, and a urinary tract disorder as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.
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