The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right lower, right upper, left lower, and left upper extremity neuropathy due to potential aggravation by a service-connected disability (diabetes mellitus type 2).
The deciding factor: The March 2015 VA examiner's opinion only addressed direct causation and did not discuss whether the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was aggravated by a service-connected disability to include diabetes mellitus type 2.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22050858
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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
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including SMC based on loss of use of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, as well as rating increases for various neuropathies. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions have manifested with the loss of use of his hands, legs, and feet.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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