The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, specifically related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is related to his in-service exposure to herbicides or if it was caused by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee replacement, right total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178378
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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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