Diabetes Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, right and left upper and lower extremity idiopathic polyneuropathy, effective from April 20, 2015. The seizure disorder claim was remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for COPD and denied earlier effective dates on a presumptive basis for diabetes mellitus, but granted an earlier effective date for coronary artery disease. The Board also granted an increased rating from August 10, 2022 for diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied an effective date prior to September 5, 2023, for a 100 percent rating for MDD and SMC based on housebound criteria. However, it granted service connection for right ear painful scar, right ear surgical scar, and sleep apnea with an effective date of November 30, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension under the PACT Act, and diabetic nephropathy. The claims for a heart condition, bilateral upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy were also granted. The claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and PTSD, as well as an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review types.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicides during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicides during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus was dismissed as the July 2025 rating decision already granted service connection, and granting it again would not provide any additional relief to the Veteran.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral feet onychomycosis, bilateral knee iliotibial band syndrome, and sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.