Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral lower extremity (BLE) neuropathy to obtain additional private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Further attempts must be made to obtain identified private treatment records from Dr. Overbeek and Dr. Ampelas, as well as readjudicate the claims on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity (BLE) neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25013863
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