The Board has denied the appeal challenging the reduction of the Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus rating from 60 percent to 20 percent, effective May 1, 2023. The evidence shows improvement in ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran did not require insulin or regulation of activities for his diabetes, indicating an improvement in his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084648
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence did not support an in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.,Both the right hip disability and type 2 diabetes mellitus were found to have no onset during service or within one year of separation from service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism, as well as remanded the claims for service connection of left and right hip disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity due to potential association with in-service symptoms.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for type 2 diabetes mellitus was denied as his symptoms did not warrant a higher than 20 percent rating. The Board found that the evidence showed he used hypoglycemic agents and a restricted diet to manage his diabetes, without requiring insulin or regulation of activities.
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