The Board has ordered another remand due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy in his lower extremities is related to herbicide exposure or service-connected lung disability.
The deciding factor: The previous remand required an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran’s peripheral neuropathy, but the examiner did not address this question appropriately.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy in the lower left extremity, Peripheral neuropathy in the lower right extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21008855
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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.
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