The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the condition, particularly in relation to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The claim cannot be properly adjudicated without a medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy given his Vietnam service and potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity (LLE), peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23007949
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), diabetes mellitus type II, lumbar condition, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for a left knee condition (to include patellofemoral syndrome and DJD) is remanded for readjudication, as new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal to increase his combined disability rating from 90% to 100% was denied. The Board found no error in the calculation of the combined evaluation.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your service connection claims for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy have been fully granted in an August 2024 rating decision, making the appeal moot.
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