The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's renal disability is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus or any event, incident or symptoms noted during service.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary as the current medical evidence does not provide a clear rationale for the relationship between the Veteran's renal disability and his service-connected diabetes mellitus or other in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0906072
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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.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease, finding that the Veteran's duties placed him on or near the base perimeter at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand. The COPD appeal was dismissed as withdrawn. Service connection is also granted for other conditions related to these two disabilities.
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