The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 2, 2005, for service connection for DM2 and a higher initial rating were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support requiring regulation of activities due to DM2.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the Veteran's DM2 required regulation of activities as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23043380
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a duty to assist error in the initial rating decision for DM2 and remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the Veteran's nocturia and BPH with LUTS.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) due to a lack of evidence showing the condition was incurred in or caused by active service.,Service connection for musculoskeletal left and right foot conditions is also denied as there is no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) and Hypertension have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted on their underlying merits.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's DM2 is currently rated at 20 percent, effective March 21, 2006. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for DM2 was denied. The claims to reopen and establish service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were granted as secondary to DM2.
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