The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for peripheral neuropathy. The claims file must be updated with all relevant VA treatment records, including those from Montgomery VA Medical Center, and an addendum opinion must be obtained from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current development of the record was inadequate due to incomplete development of records and insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for peripheral neuropathy. The claims file needs to be updated with all relevant VA treatment records, including those from Montgomery VA Medical Center, and an addendum opinion must be obtained from a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21006892
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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