The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, including as due to exposure to herbicides. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran’s asserted exposures and obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ did not conduct necessary development for verifying the Veteran's asserted exposures and obtaining a medical opinion on the etiology of his peripheral neuropathy, which are pre-decisional errors.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Tingling of the bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- A19003829
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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