The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his alleged herbicide exposure at U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand.
The deciding factor: The RO needs to verify the Veteran’s claimed herbicide exposure as he did not provide specific information about when and where he was exposed.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19163836
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's diagnosed coronary artery disease and type II diabetes are granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes and coronary artery disease are granted as service connected, with the latter being secondary to his now-service-connected diabetes.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the cause of death, as well as the service connection claims for type II diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus based on a direct link to the Veteran's active military service.
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