The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a bilateral lower extremity neurological disability, increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU due to issues with the evidence and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities and the need to consider extraschedular considerations for his hearing loss claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18147176
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral lower extremity neurological disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began within a year of his Vietnam service and herbicide exposure. The appeal is based on presumed service connection due to exposure to herbicides.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed as you have opted into the modernized review system.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity neurological disabilities, finding no current diagnoses.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a bilateral upper and lower extremity neurological disability, including peripheral neuropathy, due to herbicide agent exposure. The VA examination is needed to determine if these disabilities are related to service.
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