The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at a 20% effective October 24, 2022. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus, type II.,Service connection for hypertension is granted under the PACT Act. However, an examination is needed to determine if it is related to herbicide exposure or another basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic kidney disease may be a complication of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, but further evaluation is needed to clarify this.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24086748
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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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