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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20065822
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 20065822.
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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity nerve disabilities and upper extremity nerve disabilities, as well as depressive disorder, all presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Veteran's current diagnoses are supported by medical evidence and the presumption of service connection.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.