Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and his service, as well as a determination of whether there is new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a bilateral eye disability secondary to diabetes.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, lung disability, bilateral foot disability, stomach disability (GERD), colon disability, prostate disability, foot rash, heart disability, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Thailand. The claim for left leg neuropathy was denied.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes, prostate cancer, and bladder cancer urothelial carcinoma based on the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an earlier effective date was denied, while the appeal for TDIU was granted. Several service connection appeals were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for loss of teeth, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II with cataracts, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The claims were remanded for further consideration.

The Board dismissed the appeals for initial disability ratings and remanded claims related to diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and diabetic neuropathy due to a lack of evidence.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type 2 and remanded the issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy as due to, or as a complication of, service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathies, and coronary artery disease.

The Board granted service connection for latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) based on a presumptive relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, as well as the cause of death, finding no credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, including a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and service connection for various other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral ankle disorders, diabetes mellitus, type II, a heart disorder, a right shoulder disorder, hypertension, a low back disorder, bladder cancer, and left and right lung disease, to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's toxic exposure during service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary arteriosclerosis, colon cancer, and diabetes mellitus type II due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spondylosis with degenerative joint disease and remanded claims for internal derangement of the left knee with meniscectomy, bilateral pes planus, arthritis of the shoulders, elbows, hands and fingers, legs, diabetes mellitus, hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and left above knee amputation, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease as the evidence did not establish that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in South Korea.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to a need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, anemia, and a compensable disability rating for obstructive pulmonary disease. The claims for service connection of various other conditions were remanded.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed, and the effective dates for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and related peripheral neuropathies were denied.