Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the effects of medication on the severity of peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the ameliorating effects of medication on the severity of the appellant's peripheral neuropathy disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity (RUE) peripheral neuropathy, Left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, Left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, Right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101196
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