The Board has determined that the VA examiner's opinions are inadequate and remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a specialist to address the etiology of the Veteran’s current disabilities of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the VA examiner did not adequately address the Board's remand directives regarding the onset of symptoms and suspected cause of herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity disability, bilateral lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013746
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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