Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cataracts and diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as further development is necessary to provide adequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found inadequate due to incorrect application of the standard for secondary aggravation, and separate findings and rationales for causation and aggravation are required.
- Claimed conditions
- Cataracts, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Bilateral Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002639
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