The Veteran's PTSD with major depression is rated at 70 percent, but the claim for a higher rating remains pending.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to PTSD with major depression. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy requires further evaluation regarding exposure to herbicides, head injury, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and/or traumatic brain injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depression, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Upper Extremities, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20013534
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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.
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