Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bowel condition, including GERD, colon polyps, colon diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and anal fissure, to determine if these conditions are aggravated by service-connected diabetes with obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinion is necessary to determine if the Veteran's weight gain due to his service-connected diabetes has contributed to the aggravation of his gastrointestinal or bowel condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), colon polyps, colon diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, anal fissure
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012569
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