The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for neuropathy of the right and left feet due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 and March 2025 VA medical opinions are found to be inadequate as they failed to consider lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms, supporting medical literature, and did not address the Veteran's claim that his neuropathy was caused or aggravated by a service-connected heart disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right foot, neuropathy of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25006444
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for neuropathy of the right foot to obtain an adequate examination and opinion, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including hearing loss, back condition, cervical spine condition, left elbow condition, neuropathy of the right and left feet, sciatica of the left and right lower extremities, and sleep apnea.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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