Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted a special monthly compensation (SMC) based on entitlement to SMC(l) for being so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, effective December 17, 2010.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes as it is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, high blood pressure, and tinnitus due to a need for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected bilateral eye disability and skin disability due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes and hypertension, finding that both conditions were proximately caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastrointestinal reflux disease, but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, epistaxis, sinusitis, diabetic right foot with fifth toe removal, and diabetic left foot with fifth toe removal. The decision also denied a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus type II, to include as due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, for further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and a stroke and its residuals, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or a causal relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for right hip strain, left hip strain, left elbow degenerative arthritis with strain, right elbow disability, right knee strain and shin splints, left knee strain and shin splints, right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis, left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis, and sleep disability. The Board denied service connection for bronchitis, hair loss disease/disability, diabetes mellitus type 2, and hypertension.

The Board vacated its August 29, 2024 decisions and remanded the appeal for service connection for lumbar spine disability. The other issues were denied higher ratings.

The appeal for restoration of a 60 percent rating for skin disabilities and the appeals for service connection for back disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, increased evaluation for PTSD, and increased evaluation for dry eye syndrome were dismissed. The appeals for service connection for ED (secondary to PTSD), bilateral foot disability, and cervical spine (neck) disability were remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism to verify exposure to herbicide agents in the Korean DMZ and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and prostate cancer, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a link to service.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an additional disability (left eye vision loss and related conditions) allegedly caused by a July 2020 VA surgical procedure. The remand was necessary to obtain missing informed consent documentation from VA's Vista Imaging system and to obtain a more thorough medical opinion addressing whether the claimed disability resulted from VA fault or an unforeseeable event.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus II, finding no evidence of a direct link to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as remanded claims for hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, prostate condition, thyroid condition, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, a psychiatric disability, and a right shoulder disability due to incomplete evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension to verify the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.