The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and erectile dysfunction. The case is being remanded to obtain VA examinations to determine if his lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity disorder, left lower extremity disorder, right shoulder disorder, and/or left shoulder disorder are related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity disorder, left lower extremity disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2026
- Citation
- A26008320
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for sleep apnea and an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The decision finds that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD.
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