The Veteran's application for service connection for DM-II was received in January 2010, and an effective date prior to January 2009 is not warranted.,Since May 2016, the Veteran has been granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's application for service connection for DM-II was received in January 2010 and there is no legal exception that would permit granting an effective date prior to January 2009. The effective date of the award will be as follows: VA denied compensation for the same covered herbicide disease in a decision issued between September 25, 1985 and May 3, 1989.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type II (DM-II), Spondylosis of the Thoracolumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189442
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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