Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and tinnitus, but denied service connection for diabetes and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary incontinence, left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, left leg condition (knee strain), right leg condition (knee strain), obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus type II, heart condition, and hypertension. However, it dismissed the appeals for service connection for major neurocognitive disorder, MDD, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for skin disabilities, to include actinic keratosis and residuals of squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma with scarring, due to exposure to toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs). The claims for vertigo and diabetes mellitus were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, unspecified depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. It also granted ratings of 50%, 20%, and 20% for lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy respectively, as well as TDIU.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and an earlier effective date were dismissed due to untimely filings.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's disabilities and ancillary compensation benefits, finding that August 8, 2023, was correctly assigned as the effective date.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric and musculoskeletal disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities contributed substantially to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as well as remanded claims for an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 25, 2021 for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, including fingers and wrists, but denied earlier effective dates for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer residuals.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 24, 2016, for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 based on a facts-found basis of herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including stomach disability, fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, left shoulder disability, residuals of fractured right middle finger, and right hip disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for shin splints, allergic rhinitis with history of sinusitis, post operative turbinate reduction, and residual scar of ganglion cyst removal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's obesity, which is secondary to his service-connected hypertension, served as an intermediate step between his service and his diabetes.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 27, 2020, for the award of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and small fiber neuropathy, secondary to diabetes mellitus. The claim for sinusitis was denied.

The appeal was dismissed as the benefit sought for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and essential tremor, and initial compensable ratings for hypothyroidism and hypertension were withdrawn. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergies, diabetes, gout, migraine including migraine variants, and left knee pain for further development, specifically to provide VA examinations.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed the appeal as to service connection for diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and thyroid issues.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected left kidney removal, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a compensable rating for left kidney cancer.