Diabetes decisions — 2025

The claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and entitlement to TDIU are remanded due to non-compliance with previous Board remand instructions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a lumbosacral spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and right leg sciatica as they are not related to active service or any incident of service. The Veteran's service-connected bilateral shin splints did not cause or aggravate these conditions.

The Board granted effective dates of August 31, 2015 for coronary artery disease and January 11, 2010 for diabetes mellitus and hypertension. A 70 percent disability rating was also granted for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for higher disability ratings for multiple service-connected conditions to correct a duty to assist error, requiring current VA medical examinations.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DM-II), right lower diabetic neuropathy of legs and feet, and left lower diabetic neuropathy of legs and feet based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, finding that the Veteran was presumptively exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and sleep apnea due to a lack of jurisdiction.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his exposure to herbicides while in active service contributed to his pancreatic adenocarcinoma and Diabetes Mellitus Type II.

The Board granted an effective date of September 28, 2012, for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, based on a presumption of exposure to herbicides.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the current nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, including whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected obstructive sleep apnea or eczema.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, as the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II was withdrawn by the appellant before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board remanded the claims for additional development as the previous opinions were not entirely adequate to decide the claims.

The Board remands the case for an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis and no link to in-service events.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include as due to herbicide exposure, and remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his active duty service in Guam.

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

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus II and colitis, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's active service.