The Board has remanded the case due to unclear medical records regarding whether the Veteran exhibits peripheral neuropathy of his right and/or left upper extremities. A VA examination is needed to clarify this issue.
The deciding factor: The medical records are unclear as to whether the Veteran exhibits neuropathy in his lower extremity only or both his upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144595
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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