The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral upper extremity nerve disorder and remanded the cramps disorder claim.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, who has current bilateral upper extremity neuropathy symptoms caused by his service-connected diabetes and kidney disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity nerve disorder, cramps disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24032944
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hand trigger finger with tenosynovitis, finding no evidence that the condition was incurred in or caused by active military service. The claim for a bilateral upper extremity nerve disorder is remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's glomerulonephritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are granted service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents in service. The nerve disorder and cramps disorder claims are remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions, including nerve disorders, skin disorders, hip disorders, and night sweats. The VA is to conduct further examinations and provide opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
Your claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for review of additional medical evidence.
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