Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is related to in-service asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to a duty to assist error as no opinion was obtained on the etiology of the diagnosed diabetes mellitus, type II in relation to in-service asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Lewy Body dementia, Diabetes mellitus, type II, Hypertension, Obesity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095676
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