Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II to obtain a medical opinion addressing secondary service connection and aggravation.
The deciding factor: A new medical opinion is necessary as none of the clinicians addressed the secondary service connection theory or aggravation in previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107194
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