The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and specially adapted housing/special home adaption grant due to incomplete or missing information in the records. The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 7, 1999, for diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral and upper and lower extremities is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran submitted a prior unadjudicated claim for benefits on September 7, 1999, which established her intent to seek service connection for diabetic neuropathy. The effective date was set at September 7, 1999, but no earlier.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy, bone disorder (osteoporosis/osteopenia), arthritis/degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065555
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic neuropathy secondary to diabetes and throat cancer, and seborrheic dermatitis secondary to diabetes.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for diabetic neuropathy, depression, inability to sleep and panic attacks, flat feet, and plantar fasciitis as the Veteran withdrew her request.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus. Other conditions were granted as complications of the diabetes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type 2 with diabetic CKD hyperglycemic, and diabetic neuropathy to obtain additional evidence.
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