The Veteran's claims for service connection for numbness of the left side, arms, and legs are remanded due to a lack of evidence showing that his peripheral neuropathy is related to herbicide exposure. The Board will seek additional medical opinions to determine if there is any other basis for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy did not manifest within one year after his last date of herbicide agent exposure, thus he cannot establish service connection based on the presumption of service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309.
- Claimed conditions
- left side numbness (to include lips), numbness in arms, numbness in legs
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18111668
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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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