Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, prior to October 28, 2021. Additional development is needed to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and his active duty service or any service-connected conditions.

The veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes and coronary artery disease was granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of diabetes and peripheral neuropathy due to insufficient verification of herbicide exposure during a temporary duty mission in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and all related burial benefits. The evidence did not show that the Veteran's endstage renal disease, hypertension, or diabetes mellitus were related to his military service.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ulcerative colitis. The veteran will receive further development under the PACT Act.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and hypertension. The veteran will receive a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, Kaposi sarcoma, and lymphoma and/or Castleman's disease due to alleged herbicide exposure. The decision was based on contradictory findings in toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) memorandums.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in all extremities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's service.

The veteran's service connection for bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure is granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of diabetes mellitus type II and urinary frequency condition, both secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died while it was pending.

Service connection for hyperkalemia is denied. All other issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, so all claims were dismissed.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for cholanglocarinoma/liver cancer, lung cancer, diabetes, heart issues, and a residual surgical scar. The veteran will undergo further examinations and evaluations.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, right shoulder disability, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claim for diabetes mellitus was not readjudicated due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II and various disabilities. The decision was based on the need to correct errors in the original decision and to retrieve missing service records.

The appeal for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the case.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations, treatment records, and medical opinions. The heart condition claim is deferred until the diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension issues are resolved.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including undiagnosed illness related to Gulf War service and sleep disturbances. However, it remanded decisions on joint pains, sleep apnea, fatigue, diabetes mellitus, tinea pedis, and TDIU.

The veteran's attorney is eligible for direct payment of fees based on past due benefits awarded from a March 2023 decision that granted service connection for diabetes and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy.