The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating of his service-connected neuropathy of both legs, as a more contemporaneous examination is needed to evaluate the current severity of the condition.
The deciding factor: The last examinations are too old and there may have been a change in the Veteran's condition since then, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg neuropathy, left leg neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062465
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
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- Dismissed
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