The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity neuropathy is related to his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's paresthesia in the upper extremities is related to his military service or his service connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy in the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy in the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127817
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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