The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction and an increased evaluation for service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional treatment records should be obtained, and new VA examinations are needed regarding the Veteran's service-connected DM and PFB.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction, Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22000127
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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