The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity nerve damage due to a lack of sufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: There is an indication that the current disabilities may be associated with the Veteran’s service, but there is a lack of sufficient evidence to decide the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- coccydynia, left lower extremity nerve damage, right lower extremity nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20068737
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including cervical spine, chronic fatigue, and various nerve damages, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service events.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left upper extremity nerve damage, right upper extremity nerve damage, left lower extremity nerve damage, right lower extremity nerve damage, lung cancer, and emphysema.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on September 24, 2021.
- Dismissed
All appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed as they were duplicative of previously addressed appeals or due to untimely filings.
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