Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an evaluation more than 10 percent for right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy to obtain a retrospective VA medical opinion regarding the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that it constituted pre-decisional duty to assist error for the RO to decide the claims without first seeking a retrospective VA medical opinion to address the ameliorative effects of medication with respect to the findings and conclusions in the November 2023 VA examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107146
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