Citation Nr: 21068824
Decision Date: 11/15/21	Archive Date: 11/15/21

DOCKET NO. 12-17 198
DATE: November 15, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), to include as secondary to herbicide exposure is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), to include as secondary to CLL and/or herbicide exposure is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), to include as secondary to CLL and/or herbicide exposure is remanded.

REASONS FOR REMAND

The Veteran served on active duty from February 1963 to June 1966.

This matter is before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a July 2010 rating decision issued by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO).

The Board issued a prior decision on these claims in December 2014. However, following an appeal to the United States Court for Appeals for Veterans Claims, in June 2015 a Joint Motion for Partial Remand (Joint Motion) was entered, vacating portions of the Board's December 2014 decision. The Board issued a prior remand in compliance with the Joint Motion in March 2017.

1. Entitlement to service connection for CLL, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure is remanded.

2. Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the LLE, to include as secondary to CLL and/or herbicide exposure is remanded.

3. Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the RLE, to include as secondary to CLL and/or herbicide exposure is remanded.

The Board regrets further delay in deciding these claims, however, in October 2020 the Veteran, through his representative, requested that VA obtain recent medical records from his private physicians, Dr. R.S., and Dr. M.F. Such correspondence also included signed authorizations to assist VA in procuring these records. To date, no such records have been obtained. Accordingly, these claims must be remanded for further development of the Veteran's most recent private treatment records.

The matters are REMANDED for the following action:

1. Update the electronic file with any new VA treatment records and private treatment records. Specifically, those medical records noted in the October 2020 representative correspondence for Dr. R. S. and Dr. M.F.

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TANYA SMITH

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	K. Ruiz, Associate Counsel

The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.