The Veteran's gout is service-connected, but his vitamin B12 deficiency and diabetes mellitus type II are not.,Service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy, nocturia, kidney failure, nephrolithiasis, stomach and colon polyps with wedge resection, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and anemia is being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's gout was found to be related to service. However, his vitamin B12 deficiency and diabetes mellitus type II were not found to have a direct relationship with service.,Service connection cannot be established for these conditions due to the lack of evidence supporting their onset or etiology in relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- gout, vitamin B12 deficiency, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, nocturia, kidney failure, status post right kidney removal, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), stomach and colon polyps with wedge resection, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19186336
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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