The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral feet and hands due to insufficient evidence regarding whether these conditions are related to military service. The Veteran's lay statements about exposure to Agent Orange in service and symptoms within one year of separation have been considered.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the current peripheral neuropathy diagnoses are related to service, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral feet, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18153311
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including unconfirmed service locations and lack of VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands and feet, finding no evidence of early-onset neuropathy or a nexus to service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The claim to reopen the matter of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral feet has been denied. The claims for substitution purposes regarding kidney condition, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory condition (COPD) have been remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension due to a lack of current disability, but has remanded the claim for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.
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