The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The cervical spine disability and right upper extremity radiculopathy claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last denial indicates a possible link between the Veteran's diabetes and his military service, but further examination is needed to determine if it was caused by service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, cervical spine disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24010067
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The decision finds that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted on a secondary basis with obesity serving as an intermediate step due to service-connected low back disability, sciatica, and right shoulder disabilities.
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