The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The Board also requested verification of exposure to herbicide agents or other types of defoliants during service.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received prior to the expiration of the appeal period, allowing the claims to be addressed on their merits.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22011239
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, diabetes mellitus type II, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy. The Veteran's cause of death due to these conditions is also recognized.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will need additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy was aggravated during his period of active duty training in August 2016.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and heart failure have been granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. The claim for glaucoma has been denied as not related to service-connected conditions or in-service herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection for heart failure is granted secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes is granted as service-connected due to in-service herbicide agent exposure. The Board finds the pre-decisional record inadequate for evaluating certain Parkinson's disease residuals and remands for further examination.
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