Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for an opinion on whether the Veteran's mental health disability, which was determined to be related to service, contributed to his death through excessive drinking or obsessive overeating that caused or aggravated diabetes, which in turn contributed to congestive heart failure.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA opinion is inadequate as it did not consider the extent to which the Veteran's mental health disability contributed to the development of diabetes, which according to the appellant, contributed to his death from congestive heart failure.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure, Diabetes mellitus type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001697
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