The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neuropathy of his right upper, right lower, and left lower extremities due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to TERA.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses and presumed participation in a TERA (presumed exposure to Agent Orange) do not establish service connection without further medical opinion regarding the etiology of the neuropathy disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right upper extremity, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003251
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral lower and upper extremity neuropathies, finding that they are related to his in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to errors in obtaining private treatment records and issues related to TDIU determination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes and neuropathy of various extremities, are at least as likely as not related to hazardous exposures during service. The issues of service connection for glaucoma secondary to diabetes are also remanded due to their inextricability with other claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, but has remanded the issues regarding a right foot disability (other than neuropathy) and a left foot disability (other than neuropathy).
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