The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for quadriparesis due to idiopathic peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities. The issues are related to his service-connected sick sinus syndrome and superior vena cava syndrome, but there is conflicting medical evidence regarding the cause of the quadriparesis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current opinions provided by both a private provider and a VA examiner were inadequate and requested an additional opinion from a neurologist to reconcile the contradictory opinions and provide a complete rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23048366
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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.
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