The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating of diabetes mellitus and service connection for urinary incontinence (claimed as urine/bladder disability) is remanded due to the failure to respond to VA examination requests.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not respond to the request for a VA examination, which precluded the creation of potentially favorable evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147290
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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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