The Veteran's application to reopen a claim of service connection for diabetes is granted. The claims of service connection for scar on head, residuals of broken nose, and chronic congestion (including sinusitis and rhinitis) are remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received that raises the possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for diabetes. However, without a current diagnosis or evidence of persistent symptoms, the claims for scar on head, residuals of broken nose, and chronic congestion (including sinusitis and rhinitis) are remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes, scar on head, residuals of a broken nose, chronic congestion (including sinusitis and rhinitis)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007197
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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