The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a lack of an addendum medical opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms in Vietnam, as well as the Mayo Clinic Neurology Consults suggesting possible toxic exposure.
The deciding factor: The addendum opinion is needed to address the Veteran's consistent lay statements about his foot pain and contact with Agent Orange during service, which may relate to his current peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the extremities
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19183327
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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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- Granted
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