The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy, as well as TDIU. The issues are related because the Veteran's unemployability is linked to his peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if the current peripheral neuropathy is at least as likely as not (50 percent probability or greater) related to service exposure and toxic exposure, regardless of any presumption for herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20058127
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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 and TDIU due to a lack of an addendum medical opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms in Vietnam, as well as the Mayo Clinic Neurology Consults suggesting possible toxic exposure.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's current diagnosis is considered presumptive based on his presumed in-service exposure to herbicides.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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