The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining clinical documentation of his diabetes mellitus and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his condition.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further evidence and evaluation due to incomplete medical records and the need for an opinion on the onset and etiology of the Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1117719
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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.
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