The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and diabetes mellitus, as secondary to a service-connected disability of cervical degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and bulging discs, due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 medical opinions are found to be inadequate because they do not address aggravation or obesity as an intermediate step in the causal chain for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048375
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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