Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for liver condition, hypertension, elevated A1C (also known as prediabetes), and elevated PFAS levels in blood due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or a link to military service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as it is proximately due to and caused by the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), bilateral eye disability, to include glaucoma and cataract, and a right ankle disability.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records and medical opinions.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the linear scar on the left side of the head and headaches, residuals of acoustic neuroma (also claimed as migraines), but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further development of evidence regarding exposure to herbicides at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a dental condition, diabetes, and hypertension due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including determining whether the Veteran's ship ventured within 12 nautical miles of the Vietnam coast and obtaining additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, proliferative diabetic retinopathy (claimed as vision), and residuals of injury to the index and middle fingers. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent rating for those injuries.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's diabetes and knee pain are caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and its secondary conditions of peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities as well as left lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and total disability ratings for unemployability in certain periods.

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

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to various conditions, as the issues were remanded under the modernized appeal system.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, an eye condition, a skin condition, diabetes mellitus type 2, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a link to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, a skin condition, and a bilateral foot condition due to insufficient evidence in the file.

The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and Type II diabetes mellitus to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and diabetes mellitus, as secondary to a service-connected disability of cervical degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and bulging discs, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for primary cutaneous B-Cell lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's disease and other conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.