The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right foot sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy, as well as diabetes, due to a need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board overlooked relevant evidence regarding diabetes and instructed it to consider whether the Veteran's claim encompassed this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy, right foot sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy, diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25009162
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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- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for dermatochalasis, meibomian gland dysfunction, and blepharitis. The claims for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right shoulder tendinopathy, diabetes, and prostate cancer with urinary incontinence status-post prostatectomy were remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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