The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further action on the issues of service connection and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection, but rather related to other disability evaluations. The issues are being returned to the RO for additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity (Sciatic Nerve), Diabetic Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity (Sciatic Nerve), Diabetic Neuropathy of the Right Leg Femoral Nerve, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Left Leg Femoral Nerve
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18108890
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied higher ratings for type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and diabetic neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, but granted initial 20 percent ratings for diabetic neuropathy of the left and right lower extremity, femoral nerve. The case was also remanded for a TDIU claim.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a higher disability level.,The Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to January 28, 2022, for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity were also denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence showing such severity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions for service connection of diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities were not conducted prior to the February 2021 and October 2021 AMA rating decisions. The appellant's Air Force Reserve service is considered a period of active duty training (ACDUTRA), which does not qualify for presumptive service connection under VA law.
- Denied
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II with cataracts is rated at a 40 percent disability rating effective November 20, 2014. The Board denied all other claims.
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