Diabetes decisions — 2026

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes and erectile dysfunction. The issues are being remanded due to the need for VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service, specifically exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's type two diabetes mellitus is granted as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding his service connection for the cause of death and related conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension on a basis other than the presumptions established by the PACT Act due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for arterioslerotic heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, chloracne, dermatitis, folliculitis, actinic keratosis, and dyshydrosis have been granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post coronary artery bypass graft from July 25, 2011. The hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and chloracne claims are also granted under presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including type II diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and various types of neuropathy. The Court found that VA did not provide adequate reasons and bases for its decisions regarding these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for a corneal scar, residual of a left eye injury. Service connection was not established for diabetic retinopathy and bilateral cataracts.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an eye examination and for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for additional analysis regarding whether obesity served as an intermediate step between his service-connected right knee disability and the development of his secondarily claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes and a skin disability are remanded due to the need for further development regarding his exposure to herbicide agents during service in Korea.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee condition, prostate cancer, type II diabetes, and high blood pressure. The issues of service connection for these conditions are all remanded due to a duty to assist error.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, bilateral leg lymphedema, and an acquired psychiatric condition.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to in-service noise exposure. Diabetes mellitus is service-connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service. Bilateral leg lymphedema is secondary to the now service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, is also service-connected.,The Veteran served in Vietnam and has a history of mental health issues that predate his discharge from military service.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is dismissed as he did not file a timely request within one year of the January 2020 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, seborrheic keratoses and neoplasm of uncertain behavior (claimed as skin cancer), diabetes mellitus type II, neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining service personnel records, treatment records, and private treatment records. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of October 23, 2019, for service connection of coronary artery disease with cardiomyopathy (CAD), hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), and left lower extremity neuropathy secondary to DM II.

The Board has decided that service connection should be granted for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, but the decision is remanded due to a failure to obtain SSA records.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus are presumed to be related to his service in Vietnam, as he was exposed to herbicide agents. The erectile dysfunction is not considered presumptively related to the diabetes.,The urinary tract disability is also presumed to be related to the diabetes.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection of diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and colon adenocarcinoma due to insufficient evidence and pre-decisional errors.