The Board remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to determine if the veteran's cirrhosis of the liver is related to or caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinion did not adequately address the connection between the veteran's diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver as requested in the remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis of the liver
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0600037
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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