The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new opinion regarding whether any neurological disorder, including peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, began in or is otherwise caused by the Veteran's active service, as well as if it is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167243
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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
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