The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain medical records and clarify the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus Type II. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered based on all theories of service connection.
The deciding factor: Further clarification is needed regarding when the Veteran's diabetes mellitus Type II was first diagnosed and when his private doctors initially began treating him for diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus Type II, Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1147470
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and thyroid cancer as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability, diabetes mellitus Type II, and hypertension as further development is needed to obtain new VA opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his exposure to herbicides while in active service contributed to his pancreatic adenocarcinoma and Diabetes Mellitus Type II.
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