The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine if the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II permanently aggravated his liver condition, and to obtain any outstanding medical records. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
The deciding factor: An examiner should opine whether the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus caused an increase in his liver disease.
- Claimed conditions
- liver condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0628915
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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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