Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as secondary to PTSD and denied special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. The claims for service connection for a left foot condition and a right knee condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including verification of exposure to herbicide agents in Guam and obtaining a new medical opinion regarding skin disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II, finding no evidence of ionizing radiation exposure or a causal relationship to service.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for blindness in right eye and granted readjudication of claims for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and thyroid cancer based on new evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to deficiencies in the record and VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, hearing loss, and vertigo/Meniere's disease as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and abnormal enlarged prostate has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 1, 2023, for the grant of service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) and remanded claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, diabetes, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic sinusitis. The claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer and unspecified depressive disorder, but denied service connection for diabetes, depression, testicular cancer.

The Board granted an effective date of July 21, 2016, for the grants of service connection for a heart disability, chest scar, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and lumbar spondylosis and spinal stenosis. However, it granted service connection for migraines due to herbicide exposure prior to August 10, 2022, and an earlier effective date for kidney cancer.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to or caused by the Veteran's military service, including any service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, as a statement of the case has not yet been issued.

The Board granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a pulmonary disability, prostate disability, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected conditions, and incontinence as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. The decision was based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service near the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, ischemic stroke, gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), and atrophoderma disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service. A psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder and hypercholesterolemia, and remanded the claims for anemia, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, eye disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, and kidney disorder.