The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of nerve conduction studies in the previous VA examination, and thus another examination is needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's left lower extremity paresthesias.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination did not perform an EMG study as requested by the Board's September 2022 remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity paresthesias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23016747
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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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