The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides during service, and a VA examination is needed to determine if his diabetes mellitus type 2 is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection is being remanded because there is insufficient evidence to corroborate the Veteran’s reported exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004218
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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