Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's diabetes was aggravated by her service-connected PTSD and whether any medications caused obesity that contributed to the diabetes.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error requires a remand for a new opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086114
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