The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service department records and VA examinations to address whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further review based on new evidence and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- exogenous obesity, concussion and dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1225613
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, but not by reason of being housebound.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's obesity is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it had its onset during service or is related to any in-service disease or injury. His concussion, head pain, and dizziness are also being examined to determine their relation to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for exogenous obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service, nor any indication that the conditions were caused by a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including examinations by appropriate medical professionals to clarify the etiology of his obesity and diabetes mellitus conditions.
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