Diabetes decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, with anxious distress, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, left ankle traumatic arthritis, right ankle traumatic arthritis, left knee chondromalacia, right knee chondromalacia, and left foot pes cavus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, as new and relevant evidence was received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, and heart disease due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for CAD, type II diabetes mellitus, and prostate cancer, as well as initial ratings for CAD, linear left upper chest scar, type II diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, with hypertension and erectile dysfunction, migraine headaches, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy, and right sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy were granted ratings of 40%, 50%, 30%, 40%, 20%, and 20% respectively from November 22, 2017. The Veteran was also granted individual unemployability from the same date.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension to obtain a VA opinion regarding whether obesity may be an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability and his claimed disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus as it did not develop secondarily to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, thyroid disability, coronary artery disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, sinus disability, bilateral flat feet, right and left knee disabilities, and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy as the evidence did not establish in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, as well as a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, TDIU, and service connection for various conditions, including heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, stroke residuals, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and a seizure disorder.

The Board granted service connection for voiding dysfunction, secondary to diabetes mellitus, and increased the ratings for certain peripheral neuropathies.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis and deviated nasal septum, remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and undiagnosed illness or MUCMI.

The claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and remanded the claim for right shoulder strain due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied it for diabetes, with the claim for tinnitus being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, degenerative disc disease with osteoporosis ('back disability'), and remanded the claim of service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer as due to exposure toxins for the period prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), hypertension, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, skin condition, left knee disability, right knee disability, sciatic nerve disability, sleep apnea, and back disability, as there is pre-decisional error in the case and a VA examination(s) and addendum opinions are required to cure the error.