The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disorder and diabetes mellitus due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims will be reviewed again with consideration of this new evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including private treatment records and the Veteran's statement regarding herbicide exposure in Korea, raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the service connection claims for back disorder and diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081144
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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