The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, as well as a TDIU, due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the severity of peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to determine the severity of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, necessitating further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Upper Extremity (RUE) Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Upper Extremity (LUE) Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity (RLE) Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity (LLE) Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25005059
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal of the March 2024 denial of entitlement to service connection for LUE peripheral neuropathy is dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy. The issue of entitlement to service connection for RUE peripheral neuropathy is remanded.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a new VA opinion on peripheral neuropathy.
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