The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding in-patient treatment records from Thailand and Clark AFB. The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 with visual complications remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to obtain missing inpatient treatment records from Thailand and Clark AFB to determine if the Veteran's current diagnosis of DMII is due to exposure to an herbicide agent.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2 with visual complications
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1751604
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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.
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