The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's lower back disability, including whether there was a superimposed injury or disease during service that resulted in additional disability of the back (to include peripheral polyneuropathy).
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if an injury or disease occurred during service that caused the Veteran's current lower back and peripheral polyneuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg condition, peripheral polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20036409
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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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