The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral early-onset peripheral neuropathies due to potential exposure to chemicals during training at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1973. The Veteran is required to provide more details about his exposure and a VA examination will be conducted to determine if these conditions are related to his service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims for service connection require verification of potential chemical exposure during training at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1973. The Veteran is required to provide more details about this exposure and a VA examination will be conducted to determine if these conditions are related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity early-onset peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity early-onset peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity early-onset peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity early-onset peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24049696
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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.
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