The Board remands the claims for further development, including additional examinations to address the impact of medication on the Veteran's neuropathy and to determine the nature and etiology of his GERD.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 C&P examination was inadequate as it did not discuss the beneficial effects (if any) of medication used to treat the Veteran's neuropathy, and an updated VA peripheral nerves examination is needed for the right upper extremity symptoms. An examination is also required to clarify whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of GERD and its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy of the right lower extremity with sciatic involvement, Neuropathy of the right lower extremity with femoral involvement, Neuropathy of the left lower extremity with sciatic involvement, Neuropathy of the left lower extremity with femoral involvement, Neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Neuropathy of the right upper extremity, to include as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), to include as secondary to herbicide exposure and/or as secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102713
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Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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