This topic is about DM type 2 and the difficulty we are having getting a positive decision. My husband is a Vietnam Vet, spending 1 year at an airbase, where he worked on planes. The planes that dispersed agent orange. He has had 2 c&p exams, one with a physicians assitant and one with a nurse practitioner. Both exams denied because he is on insulin. He is also on oral agents. Of interest is he does see an endocrinologist at the VA who has documented that he is a type 2 diabetic. Both examiners have denied claim, because he has been on insulin. We have appealed once again, and this time we are going to ask for a physician, preferably an endocrinologist.
The examiners have disregarded the documentation we have provided and the documentation in his file. He has had none of the hallmark problems of DM type I, and the progression is clearly that of type 2. We have entered a disagreement again and will await the next step. I have found this entire process so very frustrating. Anyone have any comments or suggestions? We can certainly use them Thanks