The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, including verification of herbicide exposure and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to missing records and failure to confirm herbicide exposure or conduct an appropriate VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143542
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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 Board remands the claims for service connection of peripheral neuropathy and sleep apnea, as well as a TDIU claim, to ensure compliance with the Joint Motion for Remand.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma-related peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity has been dismissed due to his death. The Board found that the issue was not properly addressed in their previous decisions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity (sciatic nerve) alone supports a TDIU, and his combined rating exceeds 60 percent without this condition. Therefore, SMC based on a single service-connected disability rated as total is granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremity (BUE) is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity (BLE).
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