The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected mental illness and low back conditions caused or aggravated his diabetes mellitus, type II (DM-II).
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide an opinion regarding whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s DM-II is due to, related to, or aggravated by his service-connected mental illness and/or low back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (DM-II)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025711
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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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