The Board has remanded the case due to a change in law regarding presumed exposure to herbicide agents, and will consider whether service connection for diabetes mellitus is warranted as its likely cause of bilateral foot numbness.
The deciding factor: The claim will be reconsidered with consideration of the new presumption of herbicide agent exposure for Veterans who served in Thailand during specified time periods.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot numbness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22056853
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability is granted as service-connected due to an in-service injury during active duty.,The Veteran's bilateral foot numbness secondary to lumbar spine disability is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's skin disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current condition related to his military service.,The Veteran's respiratory disability is denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examinations, and requests that medical opinions be provided based on available records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further examination is needed to determine the etiology of any bilateral foot numbness disability, including whether it is related to service-connected disabilities.
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