The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right lower extremity polyneuropathy due to a lack of definitive opinion regarding the etiology of his conditions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain new VA examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran's current lower extremity polyneuropathy disabilities are related to service, including conceded herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity polyneuropathy, right lower extremity polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24027919
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus with right great toe hallux limitus; bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy; obstructive sleep apnea; cervical degenerative arthritis, disc disease, spinal stenosis, and C4-C7 fusion; left shoulder strain; lumbar degenerative disc disease; right shoulder strain; right knee tendonitis; left knee tendonitis; painful right neck scar; tinnitus; right lower extremity polyneuropathy; and left lower extremity polyneuropathy render him unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity polyneuropathy, finding that the conditions were caused by JP-4 fuel exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy, finding that the appellant's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam is a contributing factor to his current condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, left and right lower extremity polyneuropathy are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error related to the exposure to ionizing radiation. A new TERA opinion is required.
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