The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the condition and service.
The deciding factor: The record does not show an in-service incurrence nor a causal relationship, thereby failing to satisfy the second and third requirements for establishing service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II (DM II)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25007425
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Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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).
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