The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity neurological disorders due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding whether the Veteran has these conditions. The VA neurologist will be asked to review the medical records, including treatment reports and VA examinations, to determine if the Veteran has a diagnosed right or left lower extremity neurological disorder and its relationship to Agent Orange exposure or service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The Board found inconsistencies in the evidence regarding whether the Veteran has diagnosed right or left lower extremity neurological disorders and ordered further examination by a VA neurologist.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity neurological disorder, Left lower extremity neurological disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23046579
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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).
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