Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and various neuropathies due to the need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional VA medical opinions are needed to address whether any of the claimed conditions may be related to the Veteran's military service, including herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Right upper extremity neuropathy, Left upper extremity neuropathy, Right lower extremity neuropathy, Left lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104452
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