The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various neurological symptoms, including left leg pain, total body jitters due to too much sugar, right hand and arm shakiness, right leg pain, and left-hand and arm pain, all secondary to herbicide exposure. The case is being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a remand was necessary as the medical opinions provided were inadequate and did not address the Veteran's lay testimony or provide aggravation medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg pain, total body jitters including due to too much sugar, right hand and arm shakiness, right leg pain, left hand and arm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24006241
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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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