The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of various extremities and a sleep disability, finding that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to provide an opinion without resorting to speculation due to insufficient information in the file.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the upper right extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the upper left extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Sleep disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18117682
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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