The Veteran's DM is currently rated at 10 percent, effective November 20, 2014. The Board finds no evidence of the need for insulin or regulation of activities due to DM. Service connection has been granted for hiatal hernia and residuals of a fractured right hip (including URHR) associated with stroke secondary to service-connected DM. These issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support an increase in evaluation either prior to or beginning November 20, 2014 due to the Veteran's DM.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Hiatal Hernia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18157790
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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
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.
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