The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for upper extremity nerve disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy (PN), due to exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's current upper extremity nerve disabilities will be evaluated and any etiology opinions provided.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed to clarify the nature of the Veteran’s upper extremity nerve disabilities and their relationship to service, including his conceded herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity nerve disability, left upper extremity nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20065822
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 remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability, left upper extremity nerve disability, and right upper extremity nerve disability for additional evidentiary development.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a back disability, bilateral upper and lower extremity nerve disabilities, chronic fatigue syndrome, and GERD as there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.
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