Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for eye disabilities, left and right eyes, to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether the current eye disabilities are caused or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses whether the Veteran's eye disabilities are caused or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability, left eye, eye disability, right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084472
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