The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, as there was no evidence of a diagnosis of DM II during or in proximity to the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The VA clinicians' opinions were probative and indicated that the appellant did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of DM II. The record does not show any functional impairment of earning capacity due to prediabetes or impaired fasting glucose, which are not disabilities for which service connection may be granted under VA law.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096498
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