The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and an examination for his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the left and right legs. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings are currently pending.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not include recent VA treatment records or a recent examination for the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, which may affect the severity determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, Peripheral neuropathy of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22015188
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeals for severance of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral leg disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy of the left and right legs, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right leg neuropathy and PTSD have been denied. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating, with the most severe symptom being mild incomplete paralysis of the external popliteal nerve.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, left foot, and right foot due to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's service treatment records are not available, but he is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
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