The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to determine if the veteran's unemployability is related to his service-connected conditions or non-service connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus II, diabetic neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left and right hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0404319
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for Diabetes Mellitus II and all related complications, including erectile dysfunction.
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