The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to a lack of VA medical examination regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The Veteran is not entitled to presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure, but can establish direct service connection with proof of causation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to determine the cause of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and ordered a VA examination to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower peripheral neuropathy, left upper peripheral neuropathy, left lower peripheral neuropathy, right upper peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24025838
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection have also been dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hearing loss, right upper peripheral neuropathy, and left upper peripheral neuropathy due to new evidence received after the initial decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right lower peripheral neuropathy, left lower peripheral neuropathy, and stomach pain (claimed as possible prostate issue) due to new evidence received after the January 2015 rating decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right lower peripheral neuropathy is likely related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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