The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and special benefits are being remanded due to the need for further examinations and evaluations. The issues include diabetes mellitus, its associated peripheral neuropathies and vascular disease, liver cirrhosis or hepatitis C, hypertension secondary to diabetes, PTSD, and homebound status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims require additional medical evaluation to determine the current severity of his conditions and their interrelationships with service-connected disabilities. The examinations will help clarify the extent of disability and any causal links between service-connected conditions and other health issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, Peripheral Vascular Disease - Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Vascular Disease - Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C or Other Hepatic Disease, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18101809
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 10% rating for hypertension effective December 1, 2025 and denied a rating in excess of 10%. The reduction from 10% to noncompensable was not proper.
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