The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The claims of initial increased ratings for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities are remanded to consider separate nerve injuries and potential combined ratings.
The deciding factor: A VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran had bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities prior to February 2012, as well as a VA examination for all four extremities to assess current disability levels.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of Right Upper Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of Left Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806695
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- Remanded (sent back)
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