The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran is required to provide a DBQ from her private physician and an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current or previously-diagnosed ataxia, peripheral neuropathy disorder of the upper or lower extremities, and joint problems (including Lyme disease and celiac disease).
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend scheduled VA examinations, which necessitates a remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- joint problems, Lyme disease, celiac disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, ataxia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22042274
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's celiac disease is related to his service, specifically his TERA exposure.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
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