The Board has granted service connection for peripheral vascular disease, but has remanded the issues of service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, and retinopathy due to lack of medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral vascular disease is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus but remanded for additional development as there was insufficient evidence regarding other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease, Left lower extremity neuropathy, Left upper extremity neuropathy, Right lower extremity neuropathy, Right upper extremity neuropathy, Retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004593
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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).
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