Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for a new medical opinion to address the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his cause of death.
The deciding factor: The previous VA medical opinion was found insufficient due to not addressing all contentions raised by the Appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 diabetes with severe neuropathy, Heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015679
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