The Veteran's claims for bilateral lower and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, neurobehavioral effects, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, autoimmune disease, auto hepatitis, and osteoporosis have been remanded due to the need for additional development of her service personnel records and VA treatment records.,The Veteran has requested a withdrawal of her claims for bilateral lower and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The issues require further development as the Veteran's complete service personnel records are needed, including those from Fort McClellan where she alleges exposure to toxins. Additionally, VA treatment records spanning the period since April 2019 need to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Neurobehavioral effects, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Autoimmune disease, Auto hepatitis, Osteoporosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21012625
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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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