Citation Nr: 21021280 Decision Date: 04/12/21 Archive Date: 04/12/21 DOCKET NO. 15-24 909 DATE: April 12, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is remanded. Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from October 1983 to October 1987. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from an April 2014 rating decision issued by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). In October 2018, the Veteran testified at a videoconference hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) and a transcript of the proceeding is of record.] In a February 2019 decision, the Board denied the Veteran’s claims and the Veteran appealed the denied claims to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC). In January 2020, the Court granted a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) of the Veteran and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (the Parties) to vacate and remand the February 2019 decision because the Board failed to obtain an adequate medical opinion. In June 2020, the Board remanded the claim to obtain a VA medical opinion and the claim has now been returned to the Board. In September 2020, a VA opinion was obtained. In October 2020, the Veteran’s representative requested a copy of the VA examiner’s “complete curriculum vitae” so that the physician’s experience and qualifications may be examined, reviewed, questioned and/or challenged. The record reflects that the Veteran’s representative has not been provided the information he requested on the credentials of the physician who provided the September 2020 opinion. On remand, VA must respond to the Veteran’s request and meet its duty to assist. See Francway v. Wilkie, 930 F.3d 1377, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2019). The matters are REMANDED for the following action: Provide the Veteran information necessary to assess the competency of the September 2020 VA examiner, to include the examiner's curriculum vitae. This information is to be associated with the Veteran's claims file. JOHN Z. JONES Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board A. Hemphill 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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.