Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, foot fungus, coronary artery disease (CAD), left knee disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, macular degeneration, acquired psychiatric disorder, and right knee disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of death to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the May 2020 rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy, renal disease (chronic kidney disease), and sleep apnea as there is no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and right, left knee, and back disabilities to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions including obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes adult-onset, eye condition/vision, high cholesterol, bilateral hearing loss, and right knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any diagnosed condition is related to the Veteran's active duty service or to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for Type II diabetes mellitus and granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart disorder, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, lumbosacral strain, cold weather injuries, sinusitis, degenerative arthritis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to obtain a TERA memorandum and appropriate medical examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension for readjudication based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and remanded the claims for left knee strain and right knee strain.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) before December 27, 2011, and an earlier effective date for the grant of basic eligibility to Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as a residual of a head injury, but remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes), hypertension, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 10, 2022.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board remands the claims for a recurrent left hip disability and Type II diabetes mellitus to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the claims.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to herbicide exposure, but denied service connection for left and right upper extremity neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), and type 2 diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during the Veteran's service in Okinawa.