The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and whether it is related to his service, specifically his presumed herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to determine if the Veteran’s diagnosed peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is causally related to his active service or any incident therein, including his presumed herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18125763
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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 service connection of peripheral neuropathy in both lower legs, due to a service-connected spine condition, is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities as the evidence did not support a link to in-service exposure or other in-service incurrence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), cataracts, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to DMII, all based on lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset in service or within one year of service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ will obtain a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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