The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy, Charcot Marie Tooth disorder, and bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome due to potential issues with the VA examiner's opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is flawed as it does not address whether the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to service or if they were aggravated by service. The examiner also did not consider the Veteran's representative's citations to articles regarding nerve agents and medically unexplained illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy, Charcot Marie Tooth disorder, bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22071906
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination opinions and a failure to provide a VA examination for sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and diabetes mellitus, type II (DM II), as they involve issues related to service connection that require additional examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a lumbar spine condition, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, essential tremors, coronary artery disease (CAD) with bypass graft, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss.,There was no evidence linking these conditions to active service or service-related toxic exposure.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on your claims as they are no longer pending.
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