The Board has remanded the appeal for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions to address the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders and diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claims are currently before the Board.
The deciding factor: The Board directed that additional medical opinions be obtained to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and her service, as well as whether her psychiatric conditions aggravated her diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1756563
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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