The Board remands the claims for service connection for neuropathy of both lower extremities and Paget's Disease due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as the AOJ did not obtain an opinion on whether neuropathy was caused by Paget's Disease, even though this matter was raised by the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Paget's Disease of the bone
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029404
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.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date than July 3, 2019, for awards of service connection for neuropathy in each lower extremity as a matter of law.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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