The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's Type I Diabetes Mellitus is related to her exposure to Gulf War hazards, including vaccinations and environmental factors.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and her Gulf War exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Type I Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19184222
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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.
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