The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection due to incomplete records, including SSA disability benefits records and VA treatment records. A new VA examination is required to assess the current severity of his Type 2 diabetes mellitus and determine if he has an acquired psychiatric disability related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records prevent a determination on the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19195724
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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
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- Partly granted
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