Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for heart disease, DMII, prostate cancer, RLE and LLE peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.

The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran did not express disagreement with any issue decided by the AOJ within the prior year.

The appeal was denied for an extended temporary total rating, but the 30 percent rating for right ankle degenerative arthritis was restored. The Board remanded claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus II as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, as additional evidence has been submitted that requires further medical evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, RLE radicular pain, sinusitis, and an increased rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for DM II, ED, headaches, left thumb disability and scar, right thumb, increased ratings for rhinitis, IBS with GERD, and OSA with bronchitis were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms related to these conditions during the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II to verify exposure to herbicides and/or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral foot condition, bilateral hearing loss, and glaucoma to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions and granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, kidney disability, congestive heart failure, residuals of stroke, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, liver cancer, and left knee disability, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and the need for further medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for sarcoidosis and denied service connection for phimosis, diabetes mellitus, type II, eczema, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and right achilles tendinosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of anemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, and an acquired psychiatric disability to ensure that VA has obtained all relevant evidence necessary to make a decision on these claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left knee pain, right knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, due to missing records and a need for additional evidence.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of multiple conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney cancer, diabetes mellitus, bladder cancer, and prostate cancer to ensure VA satisfies its duty to assist by providing a medical examination.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no further action can be taken on the claims.

The Board granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus based on exposure to herbicide agents and benign prostatic hyperplasia, but denied a bladder disability.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis based on presumptive exposure to herbicides. Peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities was also granted due to their relationship with the Veteran's service-connected diabetes.