The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and sleep apnea due to incomplete examinations and lack of adequate evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA examinations and insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the claimed disabilities necessitate further examination and evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148729
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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