The Board remands the claims for a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, as substantial compliance with prior remand directives was not achieved.

The deciding factor: The examiner did not address whether the Veteran's symptomatology would be medically considered to be 'wholly sensory' and provide an explanation as to why or why not, as requested by the Board.

Claimed conditions

left lower extremity neuropathy involving the femoral nerve, right lower extremity neuropathy involving the femoral nerve, left lower extremity neuropathy involving the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity neuropathy involving the sciatic nerve

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 26, 2025

Citation

25002809

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