Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a stroke, diabetes mellitus, and a heart disability due to inadequate medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion addressing obesity as an intermediate step was found inadequate, requiring another remand for additional evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a stroke, diabetes mellitus, heart disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002269
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