The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy due to Agent Orange exposure, as well as secondary to diabetes mellitus type 2. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed with a focus on whether his neuropathies are caused or aggravated by these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examination did not provide sufficient information regarding the Veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy and its relationship to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2. The examiner also did not address whether the Veteran’s bilateral musculocutaneous nerve neuropathy and bilateral internal saphenous nerve neuropathy were caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity neuropathy, Left lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2020
- Citation
- A20018372
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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