The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA examinations and updating medical records. The issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, and temporary total evaluation based on convalescence following an October 2013 right foot exostosis surgical procedure are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims required additional development due to incomplete medical records and failed attempts to schedule VA examinations. The issues of service connection for a right great toe disability, temporary total evaluation based on convalescence following an October 2013 right foot exostosis surgical procedure, and the severity assessment of bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are being remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101902
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for left foot, right hand, right foot, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as untimely.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for PTSD, left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, and eczema was dismissed due to procedural defects in the Veteran's election of review options.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, right foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot great toe fracture, and right knee disability due to an error in providing notice regarding the Veteran's right to a hearing.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, effective July 1, 2015, as well as a total rating based on individual unemployability from the same date.
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