The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to a lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disorder is proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187050
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical spine condition, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, lumbar spine condition, and urinary frequency and voiding condition as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, type II diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, left and right knee disabilities, and left and right foot plantar fasciitis to obtain additional medical evidence.
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