The Veteran's claims for service connection have been REMANDED due to the need for additional development and examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy, low back disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left shoulder disorder are pending.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for peripheral neuropathy and whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of his low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Low back disorder, Right shoulder disorder, Left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18114439
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, bilateral knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the evidence did not show an in-service onset or relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities was incurred during his period of active service, including exposure to herbicides in the Republic of Vietnam. The Board granted service connection for this condition.
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