The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing treatment records. The Veteran's sensory neuropathy of the right upper extremity is being reviewed on a direct basis, with an examination to determine if it is related to his service-connected lumbar disc disease or if it was caused by his surgery for that condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient medical opinions and missing treatment records, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- sensory neuropathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19150031
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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 has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate September 2021 VA opinion, and a new examination is required.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's sensory neuropathy of the right upper extremity is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability and sensory neuropathy of the right upper extremity are not service-connected, as there is no evidence showing a current separate left hip disability or aggravation of an already service-connected condition. The claim for secondary service connection to his service-connected lumbar disc disease was denied.
- Granted
The Board granted increased disability evaluations for sensory neuropathy of the left upper and lower extremities, as well as right upper and lower extremities. The maximum schedular evaluation was assigned.
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