Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type I and related conditions due to a need for additional development of the record.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to address the theories of direct and secondary service connection for diabetes mellitus, type I, as well as the inextricably intertwined issues of diabetic complications.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type I, Diabetic nephropathy, Diabetic retinopathy, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106999
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