The Veteran is seeking to establish service connection for vision problems, which he contends are due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to afford the Veteran an updated VA examination to assess the current severity of the disability at issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was denied on the basis that he had no current disability and a new examination is needed to determine whether his vision problems are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus or other incident of service origin.
- Claimed conditions
- vision problems, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1116392
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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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