The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, as these conditions are presumed to be associated with herbicide exposure. The VA will obtain additional medical opinions to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence on file to decide the claims based on direct service connection due to the significant use of herbicide agents at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand. The VA will obtain additional medical opinions to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22053849
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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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