The Board has remanded the claims for initial ratings higher than 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities due to lack of recent VA examination. The effective date claim is denied as it was received on January 30, 2014.
The deciding factor: The last relevant VA examination was conducted in November 2015 and a new one is needed to assess the current severity of the service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the upper right extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the upper left extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19157622
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper right, left extremities and lower limbs due to herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent throughout the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right extremities due to a medical nexus between in-service exposure and current diagnoses.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to exposure to herbicide agents, as the VA examinations were inadequate. The Veteran's lay statements and medical records indicate symptoms since service, but the VA examiner found no early-onset peripheral neuropathy related to herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is not service connected due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the conditions and his military service, including exposure at Camp Lejeune.
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