The Board remands the claim for service connection of diabetes type 2 to obtain a medical opinion that adequately addresses whether the Veteran's diabetes is secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to make a fully-informed decision on the issues due to inadequate medical opinions addressing the relevant theories of secondary service connection for diabetes type 2.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes type 2
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107738
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Decisions by this judge: 907 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, kidney disease, and diabetes type 2 have been granted. However, the claims for kidney disease and diabetes type 2 were denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure or a relationship to service.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure are related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions. The claims for erectile dysfunction, diabetes type 2, and bilateral lower body neuropathy have been remanded for further evaluation.
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