The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the need for an opinion on the etiology of bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy related to in-service toxic exposure risk activities. The Veteran's service includes participation in military deployments where he was exposed to herbicides and burning waste.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is a duty to assist error due to the lack of an opinion considering all applicable military deployments and the synergistic, combined effect of all toxic exposure risk activities of the Veteran as required by the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24035054
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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 was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the current VA examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot condition and peripheral neuropathy is granted. The new evidence, including a VA medical examination in 2020, supports the finding that his current conditions are related to his active-duty service.
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