The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus, type II as it is incomplete due to an inadequate VA examination and new evidence submitted by the Veteran. A new VA examination is needed to determine if DM had its onset in service or is related to service, and whether it was caused or aggravated by HTN.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the only medical opinion of record was inadequate for evaluation purposes due to an incomplete examination and lack of consideration of a relevant article submitted by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23019016
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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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- Dismissed
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