Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The VA-obtained opinions are inadequate as they did not address the theory of obesity as an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and the development of diabetes and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098291
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