The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for left and right foot neuropathy, as well as other conditions. The VA will need to obtain addendum opinions from qualified medical examiners to determine if the Veteran developed additional disability caused or aggravated by his March 2010 surgery at Lutheran Memorial Hospital.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to establish whether the Veteran's foot neuropathy was proximately caused by VA care, treatment, or examination. Additional development is needed to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23008589
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases in its decision, specifically regarding the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's right foot neuropathy. The issue of TDIU is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appealed issues before VA.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of right hand, left hand, right foot, and left foot neuropathy due to a lack of new evidence or error in previous decisions.
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