The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II (DM) has been granted. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining private medical records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran suggests a current diagnosis of DM but does not include actual medical records showing such a diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (DM)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23055524
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