Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, GERD, and hypertension as they are intertwined with the claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability with obesity as an intermediary step.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to inadequate medical opinions addressing the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities in relation to his service-connected psychiatric disability, with obesity as an intermediary step, and to address additional articles submitted by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, Type II, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085508
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