The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further development regarding whether the USS Kitty Hawk was within 12 nautical miles of the Republic of Vietnam during the Veteran's service. The issue remains pending and will be considered again after additional development.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to determine if the USS Kitty Hawk was within 12 nautical miles of the Republic of Vietnam while the Veteran served aboard it, as this could affect the presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001561
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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- Partly granted
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