The Board remands the claims for service connection for various neurological disabilities due to a failure by the RO to substantially comply with previous remand directives.

The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not adequately address the questions posed by the Board regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions, particularly in relation to herbicide exposure and other in-service exposures.

Claimed conditions

left upper extremity neurological disability (to include peripheral neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, carpel tunnel syndrome, and tremors), right upper extremity neurological disability (to include peripheral neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, carpel tunnel syndrome, and tremors), left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (to include tremors), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (to include tremors)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

Agent Orange / herbicides

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 19, 2025

Citation

25002381

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