Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability and service connection for various conditions, as additional development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and diabetes mellitus type II to correct duty to assist errors, as no competent medical opinion has been provided regarding whether the Veteran's current disabilities are related or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death due to a lack of adequate medical evidence linking esophageal cancer, diabetes mellitus Type 2, and coronary artery disease to his military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings for various conditions, except for erectile dysfunction which was granted an effective date of June 21, 2016.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and TDIU, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes, lumbar condition, cervical condition, lung condition, and left and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with stable angina, and lung cancer based on the presumption of herbicide exposure during service in Korea.

The Board granted an effective date of May 11, 2023 for the grant of service connection for diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, hemophilia, and diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2) as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service incurrence or relationship to service.

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity neuropathy/sciatica, sinusitis, bilateral lung condition, bronchitis with chronic cough, and denied service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, bilateral eye condition, and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, headaches, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea due to the illegibility of new service treatment records from March 2021.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of various peripheral neuropathies and diabetes mellitus to obtain updated medical records.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and OCD with depression and anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, and dismissed several other claims related to various disabilities.

The Board remands the issues for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) for the appellant, as well as new VA medical opinions to address whether the appellant's hypertension, DM II, and OSA are secondary to his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, atrophic rhinitis, and recurrent acute sinusitis, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied the claims for increased rating for diabetes and hearing loss, granted service connection for chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes, and remanded the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremity.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, bilateral hearing loss, a right knee scar, chronic fatigue syndrome, an upper respiratory disability, a left leg neurological disability, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee meniscal tear.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinsonism due to in-service herbicide exposure.