The Board has remanded the claims for Graves' disease, Paget's disease, and bilateral glaucoma due to a deficiency in the record. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for impaired fasting glucose (pre-diabetes).
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic disability manifested by pre-diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired fasting glucose (pre-diabetes), Graves' disease, Osteitis deformans (Paget's disease), Bilateral glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26005054
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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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- Granted
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