Diabetes decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II due to exposure to herbicide agents during active service. The claim for colon cancer was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer and its associated residual symptoms, and diabetic left foot cellulitis and a residual scar as they were not shown in service or for many years thereafter and are not otherwise etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his military service.

The Board remands the service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II due to deficiencies in the evidence and need for a new medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2, secondary to obesity as an intermediate step to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for myasthenia gravis as secondary to peripheral neuropathy and earlier effective dates for diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities. The claims for initial ratings were denied or remanded.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities are directly related to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension to correct a duty to assist error related to notice of the right to a hearing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, dismissed the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability, high cholesterol, and other conditions as moot or denied, and remanded several issues for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, hypothyroidism, a heart disorder, and prostate cancer as new and relevant evidence was not received to support readjudication of these claims.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer was dismissed, while service connection was granted for diabetes mellitus and hypertension due to presumed herbicide exposure. The claim for a benign kidney tumor (claimed as kidney cancer) and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, were denied.

The Board denied service connection for thyroid disability, prostate cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of a higher-level review and a Board appeal for the same issues.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for dermatophytosis and type II diabetes mellitus as they were withdrawn by the Veteran. The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was remanded to obtain a more detailed medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, and hypothyroidism to verify the Veteran's reported exposure to herbicide agents and sarin gas during his service in Okinawa.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, vitamin D deficiency, and other conditions. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as there was no evidence of chronic conditions during service or within the applicable presumptive period, continuity of symptomatology, or a causal relationship to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, type II, as well as a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of left knee condition, right knee condition, and diabetes, as well as an increased rating for diabetes. However, the Board granted a combined initial rating of 30 percent for the left knee condition and 20 percent for the right knee condition.