The Board found that the numbness of both feet was not proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected genitourinary disabilities, specifically treatment received for such service-connected disorders on May 23, 2002.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the neurologic symptoms were not at least as likely as not caused by the injections performed on May 23, 2002, and these agents are not considered a risk for neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of both feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1644157
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and a videoconference hearing due to inextricably intertwined issues. The Veteran is seeking service connection for numbness of both feet, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected genitourinary disabilities, as well as compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the same condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than January 29, 2001 for the award of service connection for epididymitis, finding that the August 1994 rating decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous in failing to award service connection for epididymitis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
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