The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral nerve damage in his lower extremities due to herbicide exposure and/or as secondary to diabetes. The VA examination did not provide a diagnosis of diabetes, but the Veteran was treated for it. The Board requires an addendum opinion from a VA medical professional regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity nerve damage is caused or aggravated by his diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examination failed to consider all evidence of record and did not diagnose diabetes in the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral nerve damage, right lower extremity, Peripheral nerve damage, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21068267
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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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