The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant VA treatment records and scheduling a VA aid and attendance examination.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development as there are outstanding VA treatment records that have not been considered and a VA aid and attendance examination is necessary to determine whether the Veteran requires aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities other than his loss of use of both legs.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with retinopathy, history of bilateral tinea pedis and calluses with right leg cellulitis with history of draining osteomyelitis, erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1208684
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for entitlement to TDIU. The Board has remanded the matter to the VA's Director of Compensation Service for consideration of a TDIU pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right foot Charcot disease and diabetes mellitus with retinopathy due to a lack of TERA medical opinion regarding potential exposure to toxic substances in service.
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