The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot numbness (peripheral neuropathy) and psychiatric disorder were reopened. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied. The case is remanded for further review of the psychiatric disorder claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran, including lay statements and medical opinions, raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20034321
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the current VA examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot condition and peripheral neuropathy is granted. The new evidence, including a VA medical examination in 2020, supports the finding that his current conditions are related to his active-duty service.
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