The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right hands due to insufficient reasons provided in the previous decision. The Veteran's complaints of numbness, swelling, and tingling during service and post-service must be addressed in a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the prior decision did not address whether carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome were recognized as organic diseases of the nervous system under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the left hand, peripheral neuropathy of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20062672
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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