The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neuropathy of all four extremities due to a pre-decisional error in not attempting to develop these claims, including obtaining etiological opinions about whether any of the conditions are secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to attempt development regarding whether the Veteran's neuropathies could be secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity neurological condition, left upper extremity neurological condition, right lower extremity neurological condition, left lower extremity neurological condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24020060
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right upper extremity neurological condition and a left upper extremity neurological condition, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus caused these conditions.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left shoulder osteoarthritis and remanded the other claims for further development.
- Partly granted
The veteran's request for a higher disability rating for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for sleep apnea and neurological conditions, was denied. However, the veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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