The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities and vascular dementia. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The initial medical opinions provided by VA examiners were deemed inadequate, leading to the need for further examination and opinion-giving on the issues at hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, Vascular dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18150707
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities due to a need for further clarity on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.
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