The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Type 1 diabetes mellitus due to new and material evidence. However, further development is needed as the issue of whether his diabetes was aggravated in service or related to service remains unclear.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is required to determine if the Veteran's Type 1 diabetes mellitus is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1131480
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for an initial rating higher than 60 percent for Type 1 diabetes mellitus and dismisses the appeals for service connection and higher ratings for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and right shoulder strain due to untimely notices of disagreement.
- Granted
The Board has restored service connection for Type 1 diabetes mellitus, finding that the initial grant of service connection was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient consideration of service treatment records in determining whether Type 1 diabetes mellitus is related to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the appellant's service connection claims, including an evaluation by a physician to determine the onset of Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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