The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The RO previously denied this claim in February 2004 due to lack of exposure to herbicides during service.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (exposure to herbicides) or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1413889
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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