The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination and other procedural issues. The case will be returned for further development, including scheduling an appropriate examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for a necessary VA examination which could provide significant assistance in resolving his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22051072
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a bilateral knee disorder and a neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with prior remand directives.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities and a bilateral knee disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or within one year after separation from service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they were not related to his active service or due to an undiagnosed illness. The claims were also denied as secondary to pre-existing disabilities.
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