Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and/or musculoskeletal disabilities caused him to become overweight, which in turn led to his diabetes.
The deciding factor: The current medical opinions are inadequate as they do not address whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused a decrease in physical activity leading to obesity and subsequent diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105512
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