The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities due to inconsistencies in medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found inconsistencies in the medical evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy disability during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006645
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Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for increased disability ratings was remanded. The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities starting from March 20, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected primary open angle glaucoma required the aid and attendance of another person from May 21, 2014. SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance is granted effective that date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 with erectile dysfunction, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right lower extremity and left lower extremity are all rated at 20 percent. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.
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