Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for left ankle condition and heart condition were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of a current disability, and an adequate examination could not be provided due to inadequacies in previous examinations and opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Left ankle condition (sprain, arthritis, tendonitis), Heart condition (AV heart block, arrhythmia, severe right axis deviation, IV conduction defect, extensive infarct)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102612
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