Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, heart conditions, skin cancer, and sleep apnea to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for type II diabetes mellitus from June 1, 2020, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was granted a 50 percent rating, while the ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and chronic kidney disease were denied or not changed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ratings for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), migraines, a neck condition, and cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity were denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and a compensable rating for migraine headaches, granted an effective date of August 16, 2022, but no earlier, for the 100 percent rating for PTSD with TBI, and remanded claims related to special monthly compensation.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial disability ratings and entitlement to TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for toe amputation, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and prostate cancer as they were not shown to have begun in service or be related to service, including by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and burial benefits due to a lack of evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's service and his death or interment expenses.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on in-service fasting plasma glucose results and a current diagnosis.

The appeal for service connection for scoliosis of the spine was dismissed, and claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability (PTSD, other than persistent depressive disorder) and Type II diabetes mellitus were denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism due to untimely appeals, while remanding the claims for hypertension and arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) for further development.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and private records from the Veteran's 'PCP in Biloxi.'

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, finding it was directly related to the Veteran's in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, but remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and related conditions, as well as obstructive sleep apnea and the Veteran's cause of death.

The appeal was partially successful, with the claim for tinnitus being granted and other claims remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and brain cancer, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic nephropathy, allergic rhinitis, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, while remanding the claim for glaucoma.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for service-connected conditions as the October 2024 Supplemental Claim was not a valid appeal.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and an increased rating for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder. The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of multiple joints were remanded.