The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA social and industrial survey to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran should be afforded a VA social and industrial survey in order to ascertain the overall impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity (LUE), peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (RUE), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1736837
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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 has remanded the claims for asthma, hypertension with residuals including stroke, DM II, bilateral amputation of all toes, and diabetic neuropathy to obtain VA medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.,The Board also remanded the claim for ED as it is inextricably intertwined with the DM II claim.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial ratings for diabetes and diabetic retinopathy were denied. The Board found that the current ratings adequately reflect the severity of his symptoms, including his need for eye injections to treat his diabetic retinopathy.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding various service connection claims and rating determinations due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
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