The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for clarifying medical opinions regarding the etiology of arthritis and neuropathy, as well as addressing Dr. C.'s opinion on risk factors.
The deciding factor: Clarifying medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's reports of symptoms during his active duty period and the lack of other risk factors for neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of multiple joints (to include ankles, knees, hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders), right hip neuropathy, right upper extremity (RUE) neuropathy, left upper extremity (LUE) neuropathy, left lower extremity (LLE) neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- 26000921
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension was granted. The claims for fibromyalgia, headaches, and chronic fatigue were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these appeals. The LLE and RLE neuropathy claims are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, and bilateral upper/lower extremity diabetic neuropathies have been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's back condition, LUE and RUE neuropathies are granted as secondary to his service-connected amputation of the left arm below insertion of deltoid.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as they were duplicate appeals that had been addressed in a separate appeal.
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