The Board has remanded four separate claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet due to incomplete information in previous VA examination opinions. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further review.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not address the June 2018 VA treatment records that suggested a potential nexus between the Veteran's conditions and herbicide agent exposure, nor did they provide an opinion on whether the Veteran meets criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right hand and fingers, Peripheral neuropathy of the left hand and fingers, Peripheral neuropathy of the right foot and toes, Peripheral neuropathy of the left foot and toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22015878
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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
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