The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to conflicting medical evidence and a need to reconcile it with other evidence of record. The Veteran's symptoms are currently being evaluated, but they do not meet the diagnostic criteria for peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to address and reconcile the conflicting evidence of record as to whether the Veteran meets the diagnostic criteria for peripheral neuropathy in each of the bilateral upper and lower extremities at any time during the appellate period beginning in August 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity mild intermittent (usually dull) pain, mild paresthesias and/or dysesthesias, and mild numbness, Left upper extremity mild intermittent (usually dull) pain, mild paresthesias and/or dysesthesias, and mild numbness, Right lower extremity mild intermittent (usually dull) pain, mild paresthesias and/or dysesthesias, and mild numbness, Left lower extremity mild intermittent (usually dull) pain, mild paresthesias and/or dysesthesias, and mild numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20073356
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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