The Board remands the matter to renew efforts to obtain a clarifying addendum from a private physician regarding the approximate date the Veteran was first required to regulate or avoid strenuous occupational and/or recreational activities due to diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The Board deems it necessary to provide the Veteran an additional opportunity to provide the necessary release after being informed of the specific purpose of such release.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001458
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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