The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder of the bilateral upper extremities due to an in-service motor vehicle accident and potential exposure to herbicide agents. The case is being returned for further examination and opinion regarding etiology, including whether any condition found during the appeal period is related to active duty service or his service-connected left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional records are needed and a VA examination is required to determine the etiology of all bilateral upper extremity neurological disorders found during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in bilateral upper extremities, left ulnar neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106883
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Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to address his claims for service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, heart condition, liver condition, kidney condition, lung condition, sinusitis, rhinitis, peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet. The examinations will assess whether these conditions are related to service or other factors.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent for left ulnar neuropathy prior to September 11, 2025, and denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, but no greater.
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