Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of diabetes, heart disability, hypertension, kidney disease, and GERD due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion was contradictory regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, heart disability, hypertension, kidney disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001210
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