Can a failing MCU cause 'bytes_retransmit'

I read the MCU timeout link.

" This error often appears in conjunction with the Got EOF when reading from device errors"

No EOF in the logs, I had checked for that previously

Most of the suggestions/points were referring to USB connections, which is not relevant for my setup.

Only USB in use is to the U2C, and was not using USB to the MCU that is losing communication, well not until later this morning.