The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for Type 2 diabetes mellitus should be remanded to determine if he was exposed to herbicide agents during his military service and whether his ship USS Camp was within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and the location of his ship during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20007973
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.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, carotid disease, chronic kidney disease, COPD, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are dismissed as moot.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, a presumptive disability based on herbicide exposure, and also granted service-connected burial benefits.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Type 2 diabetes mellitus based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Vietnam.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left knee disabilities, tinnitus, and hypertension. Type 2 diabetes mellitus was denied, as were claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and gout. Rheumatoid arthritis and a back disability are also being remanded.
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