The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, to include as due to exposure to herbicides. The case is being returned to the Board for further review after a Joint Motion granted in October 2019.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion required the Board to revisit the Veteran's claims in light of Procopio v. Wilkie and address the credibility of the Veteran’s lay statements, as well as provide adequate reasons or bases.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20024022
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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