The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy prior to March 25, 2022 due to inadequate examination and failure to address whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service and herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is directly related to his service and herbicide agent exposure, as required by the Board's remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24034118
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has identified errors in the rating decision and is remanding the case for further development to ensure all relevant evidence is considered.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective October 24, 2017. The attorney fees are eligible based on the past-due benefits awarded in the May 2021 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity and foot peripheral neuropathy, particularly in relation to herbicide agent exposure during service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were denied due to the late filing of the appeal requests, and thus the appeals are dismissed.
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