The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his peripheral neuropathy conditions are remanded due to incomplete medical records. The Board requires additional VA opinions and development.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records necessitate further development, including obtaining missing addendum opinions from VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (median nerve), Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity (median nerve), Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic nerve), with intermittent foot drop, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21070352
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to December 21, 2020 was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Board denied the appeal, affirming the severance of service connection for various conditions due to clear and unmistakable errors in the prior decision.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, but granted separate 10 percent disability ratings for left and right lower extremity femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the current disability and the Veteran's military service.
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