The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities, which is currently pending.
The deciding factor: A new medical opinion is needed as the previous opinions were based on an examination that did not include the Veteran in-person and lacked sufficient detail about the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22068056
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded the claims for sinus disability, bilateral hip disability, right shoulder disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, skin disability, back disability, bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities, and bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for various disabilities, including neck disability, tendonitis, right shoulder disability, and neurological disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, to afford the appellant appropriate examinations and obtain medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding service connection claims related to exposure to Agent Orange, including cardiac disability, diabetes mellitus, right leg amputation, bilateral neurological disabilities of the lower extremities, and back disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, cardiac disability, hypertension, bilateral neurological disabilities of the upper and lower extremities as there was no evidence that these conditions had their onset in service or were otherwise related to an injury or disease during active duty.
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