The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of diabetes due to potential exposure to Agent Orange during service. A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current diagnosis of diabetes is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The examiner will need to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s current diagnosis of diabetes is related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange and/or chemicals during service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000226
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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- Dismissed
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