The Board previously granted an earlier effective date of September 1, 2016 for the service-connected diabetic neuropathy in the right lower extremity and remanded it to the AOJ. The AOJ assigned a 10 percent disability rating from October 27, 2016 but did not rate it from September 1, 2016. The appeal is being remanded again due to non-compliance with previous directives.
The deciding factor: The Board's previous remand directives were not followed by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23062160
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his hypertension. The issues remain on appeal as secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Pink at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base and Clark AFB in the Philippines.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and related neuropathies in the lower extremities have been granted service connection. The Board has remanded for further examination regarding respiratory disability (claimed as emphysema) and colon cancer.
- Granted
Service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy in the lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction was restored.,Service connection for diabetic retinopathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus was denied.
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