The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for neurological disabilities of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to herbicide exposure, including left upper and lower extremity, right upper and lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The examination provided by the VA examiner did not fully address all aspects required by the November 2021 Board remand directives regarding the nature and likely cause of any neurological symptoms affecting the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological disability, left lower extremity neurological disability, right upper extremity neurological disability, right lower extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23059965
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine, left and right upper extremity neurological disabilities, and headaches are all granted service connection. The back disability is remanded for further review.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected back disability is granted with a rating of 40 percent, effective June 2, 2010. The right lower extremity neurological disability was not appealed and remains at the original assigned rating.
- Denied
The Veteran was awarded service connection for allergic rhinitis based on the PACT Act, but an earlier effective date prior to August 10, 2022, is not warranted.
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