Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for additional development to ensure that the Veteran undergoes a VA examination or VA record review and advisory medical opinion for his eyes.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure substantial compliance with prior Board directives and to obtain an accurate assessment of the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Erectile dysfunction, Diabetic retinopathy of both eyes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25013740
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