Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to determine if the Veteran's glaucoma is at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA opinion was found inadequate because it did not address whether the Veteran's glaucoma was aggravated by his diabetes, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010202
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