The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to determine the severity of his service-connected disabilities. The issue will be reconsidered with consideration given to whether he is unemployable due to these conditions.
The deciding factor: Further evidence and examination are needed to fully assess the Veteran's disability picture and its impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, fusion and chip fracture of the left great toe, glomerulosclerosis with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1016216
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for various conditions, including lumbar spine disability and peripheral neuropathies, due to an incomplete record of private treatment records.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and ischemic heart disease, but denied an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2006 for the grant of service connection for high blood pressure (hypertension) and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and special monthly compensation, as well as ratings for various conditions.
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