Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and granted an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while remanding the claim for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and a bilateral eye disability, claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

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

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II is granted a 40 percent evaluation.

The Veteran is granted eligibility for specially adapted housing due to a permanent and total disability involving the loss of use of both lower extremities, which precludes locomotion without the regular and constant use of assistive devices.

The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer status post partial pancreatectomy and related conditions, but denied an increased rating for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus. Other conditions were granted as complications of the diabetes.

The Board remands the appeal for an initial rating higher than 60 percent for Type 1 diabetes mellitus and dismisses the appeals for service connection and higher ratings for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and right shoulder strain due to untimely notices of disagreement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, as well as TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or a causal relationship between the Veteran's condition and his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes type II, GERD, prostate cancer, and hypertension as further development is necessary to determine if there is a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetic nephropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, diabetes, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus type 2 to schedule an examination.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's death was related to his active service or any in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle synovitis and tenosynovitis, an autoimmune disorder, and diabetes mellitus due to lack of new and relevant evidence or a current diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that neither diabetes mellitus nor hypertension was a principal or contributory cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II to obtain a medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's in-service exposure to various toxins.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of April 28, 2017, for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), but denied an earlier effective date for prostate cancer residuals.

The Board granted service connection for pituitary adenoma and its secondary conditions: chronic headache disability, right eye blindness, left eye partial blindness, seizure disorder, hypothyroidism, pituitary insufficiency, gynecomastia, and diabetes insipidus.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and type II diabetes mellitus.