Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities, COPD, and ED to ensure adequate medical opinions are obtained.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate prior VA medical opinions and lack of compliance with previous Board directives.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as numbness), right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as numbness), left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as numbness), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as numbness), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (claimed as breathing problems), erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25014129
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