The Board is remanding the case due to insufficient rationale in the May 2016 addendum opinion and a need for an updated VA addendum opinion from the same examiner or another appropriate clinician.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board had combined the October 2014 VA examination opinion and May 2016 addendum opinion to serve as sufficient rationale, which was insufficient due to lack of supporting rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neurological disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18158659
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including anxiety and depression, right shoulder strain, right knee pain, neck pain, hearing loss disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, sinus disorder, right lower extremity neurological disorder, left lower extremity neurological disorder, right toenail paronychia, and headaches.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence, including VA examinations and opinions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the left lower extremity neurological disorder from April 25, 2017, but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for both conditions.
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