The veteran's appeal of his claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, and automobile and adaptive equipment to accommodate service-connected disabilities is being held in abeyance until the RO adjudicates his pending increased rating and service connection claims.
The deciding factor: Pending issues have been identified that are all intertwined with the veteran's current appeal. Therefore, these issues are being held in abeyance until the RO has first adjudicated the pending claims for increased ratings and service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus, multiple physical disabilities of skin, cardiovascular system, genitourinary system, and peripheral nerves
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0636603
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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 service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that Type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension, which are presumed to have resulted from herbicide exposure during service, contributed substantially to his demise.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure risk activities, including jet fuel and other fuels, to determine if they contributed to his cause of death.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and unstable angina and/or coronary artery disease, finding that there was no credible evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.
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