The Board remands the claims for an increased rating of diabetes mellitus II and entitlement to TDIU prior to June 15, 2018, due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: Remand is required as the AOJ has not substantially complied with the previous remand directive regarding the Veteran's examination for his diabetes mellitus II.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus II
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25014236
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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