The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities are remanded due to a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, as there is no probative opinion attributing the peripheral neuropathy to diabetes mellitus in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069140
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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