The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral artery disease, increased rating for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and TDIU. The decision on these issues is pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21072905
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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.
- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities was denied.
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