The Board denied service connection for lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as the Veteran does not currently have a diagnosis of this condition and there is no evidence linking it to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy found in the medical records, and multiple VA examinations did not find any evidence of such a condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1702373
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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 determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the medical opinion is inadequate and a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate one. The Veteran's condition was compared before and after the March 2014 left femoral aneurysm repair, but the examiner did not provide sufficient rationale for their conclusions regarding the presence of additional peripheral neuropathy or causation.
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