The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for type two diabetes mellitus secondary to his service-connected gout. The decision on the mental health condition claim is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder and personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Type Two Diabetes Mellitus, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Personality Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26011009
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for type two diabetes mellitus and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for type two diabetes mellitus prior to October 1, 2014 was denied as his condition did not require insulin and a restricted diet.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for type two diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy are granted. However, due to the need for further development regarding the issues of hypertension and peripheral neuropathy, these cases are being remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's type two diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent, and special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ due to erectile dysfunction secondary to the diabetes is granted.
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