Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding a nexus between the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and his diabetes.
The deciding factor: The private clinician's opinion was found to be more probative than the VA examiner's due to its consideration of more recent research.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085577
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.