The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus. The examiner is asked to address whether the Veteran's DM is related to in-service chemical exposure and whether it is aggravated by any acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to provide a rationale for their opinions on the relationship between the Veteran's DM and both in-service chemical exposure and his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus (DM), acquired psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20067139
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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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