The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to chemical substances in service and for additional development of his VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to verify the Veteran’s claim of exposure to chemical substances from a dive incident in service, including obtaining his service personnel records and updated VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081620
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities to obtain further medical evidence regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to military service or secondary to other service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure in Thailand.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that it did not manifest within one year after service discharge and is not otherwise related to his period of active duty.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left eye condition and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities were granted in a June 2020 rating decision, thus dismissing these claims. The claim for hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus type II is being remanded.
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