The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are not service-connected. The issues of service connection for bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to coronary artery disease) and hypertension (due to herbicide exposure or as secondary to coronary artery disease) have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's diagnosed conditions did not begin during service, were not related to in-service events or diseases, and are not due to herbicide exposure. The issues of hypertension and erectile dysfunction are inextricably intertwined with the upper extremity peripheral neuropathy issue.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (initially classified as familiar tremor and claimed as a seizure disorder), hypertension, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20057587
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to conflicting opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and skin disabilities related to herbicide exposure.
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