Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim to obtain a medical opinion on whether the veteran's diabetes mellitus is service-connected.
The deciding factor: The Board must follow the law of the case as directed by a May 2022 joint motion for remand and needs a medical opinion to determine if the veteran's diabetes mellitus began during or was caused by his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008456
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