The Board has determined that additional substantive development is required for the initial rating, service connection and TDIU claims due to the need for a VA examination and outstanding VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's assertions of worsening peripheral neuropathy severity necessitate an additional VA examination. Additionally, there are potential outstanding VA treatment records which could provide relevant information about the etiology of any diagnosed conditions and current severity of service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18142878
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents during service and associate a TERA Memorandum with the record.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes type II, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the right and left arms. An effective date of May 28, 2020, was granted for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease status post coronary artery bypass graft and atrial fibrillation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities from April 7, 2015.
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