Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as additional development is necessary.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 examiner did not adequately address the Veteran's contentions regarding in-service exposure to herbicide agents and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, necessitating a remand for further opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25003593
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