The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his inability to appear for VA examinations. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear for scheduled VA examinations, and the case is being remanded to allow him the opportunity to present for these exams.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability of right upper extremity (claimed as peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes, right arm condition, and numbness in right arm), nocturia, right foot condition (claimed as arthritis and pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20010417
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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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- Denied
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