The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development and opinion regarding his peripheral neuropathy, including its onset in service and any relationship to exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran also seeks service connection for his bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to his service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that opinions were inadequate as they did not address the presumptive exposure to herbicide agents, which is a key issue in the case.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21065487
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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
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