The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and missing Social Security Administration records. The Veteran is presumed exposed to herbicide agents, which may be related to his upper extremity nerve condition and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's upper extremity nerve condition and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- upper extremity nerve condition, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), tremors, NOS
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23009122
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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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were denied due to the late filing of the appeal requests, and thus the appeals are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds that the Veteran may have been exposed to toxic substances during his service, including RF radiation and asbestos. However, VA did not obtain an opinion regarding the relationship between these exposures and the claimed conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was erroneously docketed and dismissed as a matter of law.,Service connection for a right hip disability, arthritis, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, back disability, and left knee disability were denied due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of July 10, 2017 for the grant of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted with an effective date of July 10, 2017.
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