The Veteran's claims for service connection for neurological disabilities of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are remanded due to a need for additional VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner is needed to determine if the diagnosed neurological disorders are related to the Veteran’s presumed Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological disability (neuropathy), right upper extremity neurological disability (neuropathy), left lower extremity neurological disability (neuropathy), right lower extremity neurological disability (neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18132683
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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.
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