Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's obesity, which is secondary to his service-connected hypertension, served as an intermediate step between his service and his diabetes.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary because the AOJ did not obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected hypertension, served as an intermediate step between his service and his diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092681
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