The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, is denied as the evidence does not support a disability rating in excess of 50 percent. The Board has remanded the special monthly compensation based on loss of use of hands.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, results in moderate incomplete paralysis, which corresponds to a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8514.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24047777
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities and the TDIU claim prior to July 12, 2011. The Veteran's disabilities alone did not render him unemployable at that time.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy in all extremities is being remanded for further evaluation and potential rescheduling of VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and remanded the claims regarding bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy due to potential herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities due to a pre-decisional error regarding the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy and its relation to service.
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