The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete clinical records and the need for a neurological examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the claimed peripheral neuropathy of both feet. The Veteran's service connection claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, including whether it is related to his active duty service or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758965
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals as moot because all requested service connection benefits have been granted in a previous decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a comprehensive examination of his service-connected disabilities' impact on employment. The issue of TDIU will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and peripheral neuropathy of both feet, finding no evidence to support a causal link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for ischemic cardiomyopathy, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active duty service.,The Board also denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both feet, noting there was no current diagnosis and no credible evidence linking it to active duty service.
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