The Board has granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes) and remanded the issue to obtain a VA examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence showing current diagnosis of diabetes was submitted after the final denial, warranting readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2023
- Citation
- A23028906
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What this means for you
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