Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, kidney transplant, and orthostatic hypotension to schedule VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The failure of the VA to obtain adequate medical opinions amounts to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, kidney transplant, orthostatic hypotension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098709
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