Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and diabetes, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the disabilities and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions and granted an earlier effective date for one condition, but also remanded claims related to Parkinson's disease and certain SMC and DEA issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes and associated neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities are so severe that they prevent him from performing several activities of daily living without assistance, thus granting SMC based on a need for aid and attendance.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a direct causal relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current conditions.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancer, diabetes type II, and teeth loss as they were not etiologically related to the Veteran's active-duty service. The Board also denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for the right hip and wrist disabilities.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and higher ratings, so the cases are dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy to obtain additional research and medical opinions regarding potential exposures.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and lung cancer as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service exposure to herbicides or that these conditions were related to service. The cause of death was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, hypertension, prostate cancer, and urinary incontinence NOS based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents during the Vietnam era.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes and diabetic neuropathy, prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus granting a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ear hearing loss but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and remanded the claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus to obtain a more complete medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder with anxious distress, effective February 18, 2022, and granted a 20 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability from March 6, 2017 to June 4, 2018, and again from July 27, 2021 to May 5, 2022.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a TDIU and DEA eligibility prior to August 7, 2012, for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, kidney disability, and heart disability to correct a duty to assist error related to verifying in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for hypertension, while remanding the claims for diabetes mellitus type II and sleep apnea.