The Veteran seeks service connection for multifocal motor neuropathy, which he attributes to his inservice exposure to Agent Orange. The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to determine if the current condition is related to military service and/or inservice herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided by the private physician was deemed too speculative, necessitating an examination to assess whether the Veteran's multifocal motor neuropathy is related to his military service, including his inservice exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- multifocal motor neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639165
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's multifocal motor neuropathy is being remanded for a new medical opinion to consider the potential connection between his service and exposure to jet fuels, diesel fuel, kerosene, liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, and hydrazine.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multifocal motor neuropathy in all four extremities due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service. The Veteran's condition is found to be related to his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for multifocal motor neuropathy, which he contends is related to his military service and exposure to herbicides (including Agent Orange), was denied as there is no medical evidence showing a relationship between the current neurological disability and his service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's multifocal motor neuropathy is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
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