The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development, specifically requiring an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is related to her service.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the evidence did not provide sufficient information on the relationship between the Veteran's current condition and her service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22042742
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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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