The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the hands and remanded issues regarding a skin rash, right lower extremity injury residuals, and prostate cancer. The decision is denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the hands.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the hands, Skin rash, Residuals of an injury to the right lower extremity (numbness), Prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18138911
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What this means for you
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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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