The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity nerve disabilities due to deficiencies in previous VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations were inadequate as they did not address whether the claimed conditions were aggravated by a service-connected disability or caused by TERA, among other issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity nerve disability, right lower extremity nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043941
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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