The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for left thigh numbness and left lower limb neuropathy, including a lack of consideration of causation and aggravation.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation of the conditions in question.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh numbness, left lower limb neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24057566
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence indicating that the Veteran's conditions are related to his exposure at Camp Lejeune and radiation treatment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional evidence is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been received for several service connection claims, including sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, left leg injury residuals, bilateral knee arthritis, left thigh numbness (secondary to lumbar strain), gout, depression, and high cholesterol. The Veteran's SSA records are requested as they may be relevant.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including stomach pain, restless leg syndromes, and a right shoulder disability. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's upper respiratory disability, including asthma and allergic rhinitis, was granted service connection in a September 2015 rating decision. The claim for left thigh numbness remains pending.
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