The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities is related to his service-connected knee disabilities, and if so, whether it was caused or aggravated by those conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there is no objective evidence supporting that the Veteran's bilateral neuropathy tibial nerve was aggravated or worsened beyond its natural progression due to his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22037160
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service knee disabilities or any other service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities, and left hip disability due to insufficient medical opinions and potential outstanding VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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