The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a tingling feeling in the left arm due to new and material evidence. The issues of service connection for nerve disabilities of both upper extremities, eye disability, and vitamin D deficiency are remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that suggests the Veteran’s tingling in the left arm may be secondary to his diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- tingling feeling in the left arm, nerve disability of the left upper extremity, nerve disability of the right upper extremity, eye disability (visual disturbance), vitamin D deficiency
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18146899
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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 Board has granted an initial 20 percent rating for service-connected vitamin D deficiency, finding that the Veteran's recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea most closely approximates the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6313. The claim for service connection for IBS was not addressed in this decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, secondary to a cervical spine disability, is also granted as service connected.,The Veteran's right wrist disability and left knee disabilities are remanded for further development.,The Veteran's right ankle disability is remanded for further development.,The Veteran's vitamin D deficiency is remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the claims. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for vitamin D deficiency, finding no evidence of a current disability linked to service or any other basis for establishing service connection.
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