The Veteran seeks service connection for a neurological disorder of the right lower extremity, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus or intervertebral disc syndrome. The Board has remanded this case due to insufficient opinion regarding the etiology of any neurologic disorders diagnosed since the filing of the claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider all neurological abnormalities diagnosed since the filing of the claim, including those related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1700175
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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 has denied service connection for neurological disorders of the right upper, left lower, and right lower extremities as there is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current neurological disorder of the right lower extremity, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied as it is not secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Partly granted
The veteran is granted a 10 percent rating for tension headaches from April 13, 2022 to May 26, 2022. The claim for a higher rating and other service connection issues are remanded or denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding medical records and further examination.
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