The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions to address the etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and its relationship to in-service environmental exposures.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 VA opinion was found inadequate as it did not fully address the Veteran's contentions regarding a borderline GTT test during service and the lack of a three-hour glucose test after separation. An addendum opinion addressing these issues is warranted, along with an examination to determine the nature of the diabetes mellitus type II condition.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral eye disability, to include diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25014364
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