Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and atherosclerotic heart disease to obtain additional evidence, as the Veteran's service treatment records are unavailable and there is insufficient medical evidence to determine the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The absence of service treatment records and the need for a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions necessitate further development before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, atherosclerotic heart disease (claimed as heart condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25100970
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