The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy affecting the femoral nerve due to a need for additional development, specifically a new examination to clarify which nerve groups are involved in producing the Veteran's radiculopathies.

The deciding factor: The Board finds discrepancies in the examinations addressing the evaluation of the Veteran's lower extremity peripheral disabilities and requires clarification on which nerve groups are involved.

Claimed conditions

Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy affecting the femoral nerve, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy affecting the femoral nerve

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 4, 2025

Citation

A25104396

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine