Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, finding that neither condition was related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and migraine, all claimed as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal is granted for readjudication of the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, as due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied a separate, compensable rating for the Veteran's diabetic nephropathy as it was not shown to be manifested by renal dysfunction or hypertension to a compensable degree.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed diabetes, specifically addressing whether it was caused or aggravated by one or more of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for seborrheic dermatitis, diabetes mellitus II, left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. However, it granted an initial 40 percent rating for both the right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for glycosuria, to include diabetes mellitus, on a presumptive basis as a chronic disease.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide agent exposure and remanded the issue of service connection for a kidney disability.

The Board denied service connection for Diabetes Mellitus Type II as the evidence does not support a finding that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board remands the increased rating claim for diabetes and TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was determined to be substantially or materially contributed to by diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension, both caused by obesity resulting from a service-connected disability.

The Board granted an effective date of July 31, 2020, for the award of service connection for anterior trunk scar and an initial 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied an increased rating for type two diabetes mellitus and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The claims for service connection for diabetes, prostate cancer, and hypertension are remanded for further development regarding potential herbicide exposure outside of Vietnam.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence collection, including obtaining complete medical records and conducting VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II due to Agent Orange exposure and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while remanding an increased rating claim for residuals of prostate cancer (voiding dysfunction).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, post-operative residuals of cervical spine surgery, L5 bilateral spondylosis with grade 1 anterolisthesis, moderate-severe foraminal stenosis, left hip osteoarthritis, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, left lateral collateral ligament sprain, pes planus, and type II diabetes mellitus. The service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain, diabetes as secondary to PTSD, and GERD as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran was also granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD effective December 3, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding its etiology.