The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes, claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure, is remanded due to incomplete information regarding his alleged supply deliveries in the Demilitarized Zone.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to confirm the Veteran’s reported duty assignments and potential exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129244
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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- Dismissed
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