The veteran seeks service connection for type I diabetes mellitus, which he claims is related to his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The RO has been instructed to obtain all relevant medical records and schedule the veteran for a VA examination if necessary. If the veteran can provide evidence linking his current condition to military service, a VA examination will be arranged.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires additional development of the record, including obtaining treatment records from specific healthcare providers and scheduling a VA examination if needed.
- Claimed conditions
- type I diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0621454
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted the veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility (COE) for VA home loan guaranty benefits based on his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Denied
The veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant is not entitled to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
- Denied
The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for type I diabetes mellitus on a direct or presumptive basis. The evidence does not show that any current type I diabetes mellitus was incurred in or aggravated by service, or that it manifested to a compensable degree within one year following separation from service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left eye condition is related to service, as it found that the condition did not preexist service.
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