The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for upper right and left extremity peripheral neuropathy due to a lack of opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to diabetes mellitus or ischemic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the diagnosed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is caused or aggravated by the Veteran’s service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or ischemic heart disease as instructed in the prior remand.
- Claimed conditions
- upper right extremity peripheral neuropathy, upper left extremity peripheral neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy (carpal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20057378
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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.
What you can do next
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