The Board has remanded the case to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy condition.,Service connection for retroperitoneal fibrosis and swollen testes is denied, while service connection for peripheral neuropathy is remanded.
The deciding factor: An addendum VA examination is needed to address the Veteran’s peripheral neuropathy claim as the previous opinion was based on inaccurate factual predicates.
- Claimed conditions
- retroperitoneal fibrosis, swollen testes, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069828
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.
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The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability to obtain further development, including adequate VA examinations and opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate addendum opinion that addresses the June 2021 private medical opinion regarding the Veteran's symptoms related to his service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, service connection for peripheral neuropathy, a skin disorder of the genital region, and a right knee disability. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded.
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