Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary as the June 2025 VA medical opinion was found inadequate and did not provide an opinion on direct service connection despite the Veteran's conceded exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106863
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