The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes and bilateral leg scarring for further development, including obtaining medical opinions on whether the conditions are secondary to service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The claims must be remanded because a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the theory that DM II may be secondarily caused by or related to service-connected hypertension was not addressed in the previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg scarring, type II diabetes (DM II)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105668
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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