VA Form 21-0960E-1 Diabetes Mellitus Disability Benefits Questionnaire

OMB Control No. 2900-0776
Respondent Burden: 15 minutes
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

DIABETES MELLITUS DISABILITY BENEFITS QUESTIONNAIRE
IMPORTANT - THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) WILL NOT PAY OR REIMBURSE ANY EXPENSES OR COST INCURRED IN THE
PROCESS OF COMPLETING AND/OR SUBMITTING THIS FORM. PLEASE READ THE PRIVACY ACT AND RESPONDENT BURDEN INFORMATION
BEFORE COMPLETING FORM.
NAME OF PATIENT/VETERAN

PATIENT/VETERAN'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

NOTE TO PHYSICIAN - Your patient is applying to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits. VA will consider the information you provide
on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the veteran's claim.
SECTION I - DIAGNOSIS
1A. SELECT THE VETERAN'S CONDITION:
DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE I
DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II
IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE
DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES
OTHER (Specify, providing only diagnoses that pertain to Diabetes Mellitus or its complications)
DIAGNOSIS # 1 -

ICD CODE -

DATE OF DIAGNOSIS -

DIAGNOSIS # 2 -

ICD CODE -

DATE OF DIAGNOSIS -

DIAGNOSIS # 3 -

ICD CODE -

DATE OF DIAGNOSIS -

1B. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSES THAT PERTAIN TO DIABETES MELLITUS LIST USING ABOVE FORMAT

SECTION II - MEDICAL HISTORY
2A. TREATMENT (Check all that apply)
NONE
MANAGED BY RESTRICTED DIET
PRESCRIBED ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT(S)
PRESCRIBED INSULIN 1 INJECTION PER DAY
PRESCRIBED INSULIN MORE THAN 1 INJECTION PER DAY
OTHER (Describe)

2B. DOES THE VETERAN REQUIRE REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES AS PART OF MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS?
YES

NO

(If "Yes," provide one or more examples of how the veteran must regulate his or her activities):

NOTE - For VA purposes, regulation of activities can be defined as avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities with the intention of
avoiding hypoglycemic episodes.

2C. HOW FREQUENTLY DOES THE VETERAN VISIT HIS OR HER DIABETIC CARE PROVIDER FOR EPISODES OF KETOACIDOSIS OR HYPOGLYCEMIC REACTIONS?
LESS THAN 2 TIMES PER MONTH

2 TIMES PER MONTH

WEEKLY

2D. HOW MANY EPISODES OF KETOACIDOSIS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
0

2

1

3 OR MORE

2E. HOW MANY EPISODES OF HYPOGLYCEMIA REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
0

2

1

3 OR MORE

2F. HAS THE VETERAN HAD PROGRESSIVE UNINTENTIONAL WEIGHT LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIABETES MELLITUS?
YES

NO

(If "Yes," provide percent of loss of individual's baseline weight):

%

NOTE - For VA purposes, "baseline weight" means the average weight for the two-year period preceding the onset of the disease.
2G. HAS THE VETERAN HAD PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF STRENGTH ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIABETES MELLITUS?
YES
VA FORM
MAR 2014

NO

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SUPERSEDES VA FORM 21-0960E-1, OCT 2012,
WHICH WILL NOT BE USED.

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SECTION III - COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS
3A. DOES THE VETERAN HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING RECOGNIZED COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS?
YES

NO

(If "Yes," indicate the conditions below) (Check all that apply)
DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY OR RENAL DYSFUNCTION CAUSED BY DIABETES MELLITUS
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
NOTE - For all checked boxes, also complete appropriate Questionnaire(s). VA Form 21-0960N-2, Eye Disability Benefits Questionnaire must be completed by an
ophthalmologist or optometrist.
3B. DOES THE VETERAN HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT ARE AT LEAST AS LIKELY AS NOT (at least a 50% probability) DUE TO DIABETES
MELLITUS?
YES

NO

(If "Yes," indicate the conditions below) (Check all that apply)
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (If checked also complete the VA Form 21-0960J-2, Male Reproductive Organs Disability Benefits Questionnaire)
CARDIAC CONDITION(S) (If checked also complete appropriate cardiac Questionnaires (VA Forms 21-0960A-1 thru 21-0960A-4)
HYPERTENSION (in the presence of diabetic renal disease) (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960A-3, Hypertension Disability Benefits Questionnaire)
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960A-2, Arteries and Veins Disability Benefits Questionnaire)
STROKE (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960C-3, Cranial Nerve Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire and/or 21-0960C-5, Central Nervous System

and Neuromuscular Diseases Disability Benefits Questionnaire)

SKIN CONDITIONS (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960F-2, Skin Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire)
EYE CONDITIONS OTHER THAN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960N-2, Eye Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire

which must be completed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist)

OTHER COMPLICATION(S) (Describe)

3C. HAS THE VETERAN'S DIABETES MELLITUS AT LEAST AS LIKELY AS NOT (at least 50% probability) PERMANENTLY AGGRAVATED (meaning that any worsening of
the condition is not due to natural progress) ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS?
YES

NO

(If "Yes," indicate the conditions below) (Check all that apply)
CARDIAC CONDITIONS(S) (If checked also complete appropriate cardiac Questionnaires (VA Forms 21-0960A-1 thru 21-0960A-4)
HYPERTENSION (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960A-3, Hypertension Disability Benefits Questionnaire)
RENAL DISEASE (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960J-1, Kidney Conditions (Nephrology) Disability Benefits Questionnaire)
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960A-2, Artery and Vein Conditions (Vascular Diseases Including Varicose Veins)

Disability Benefits Questionnaire)

EYE CONDITION(S) OTHER THAN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (If checked also complete VA Form 21-0960N-2, Eye Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire,
which must be completed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist)
OTHER PERMANENTLY AGGRAVATED CONDITION(S) (Describe)

SECTION IV - OTHER PERTINENT PHYSICAL FINDINGS, COMPLICATIONS, CONDITIONS, SIGNS AND/OR SYMPTOMS
4A. DOES THE VETERAN HAVE ANY SCARS (surgical or otherwise) RELATED TO ANY CONDITIONS OR TO THE TREATMENT OF ANY CONDITIONS LISTED IN
SECTION I, DIAGNOSIS?
YES

NO

(If "Yes," are any of the scars painful and/or unstable, or is the total area of all related scars greater than or equal to 39 square cm (6 square inches)?
YES

NO

If "Yes," also complete VA Form 21-0960F-1, Scars/Disfigurement Disability Benefits Questionnaire)

4B. DOES THE VETERAN HAVE ANY OTHER PERTINENT PHYSICAL FINDINGS, COMPLICATIONS, CONDITIONS, SIGNS AND/OR SYMPTOMS RELATED TO ANY
CONDITIONS LISTED IN SECTION I, DIAGNOSIS?
YES

NO

(If "Yes," describe (brief summary)):

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SECTION V - DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

5A. TEST RESULTS USED TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS (If known) (Check all that apply)

NOTE: If laboratory test results are in the medical record, repeat testing is not required. A glucose tolerance test is not required for VA purposes; report
this test only if already completed.
FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE TEST (FPG) OF >126 MG/DL ON 2 OR MORE OCCASIONS (Dates:
)
)
A1C OF 6.5% OR GREATER ON 2 OR MORE OCCASIONS (Dates:
2-HR PLASMA GLUCOSE OF > 200 MG/DL ON GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST

(Date:

RANDOM PLASMA GLUCOSE OF > 200 MG/DL WITH CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF HYPERGLYCEMIA

)
(Dates:

)

OTHER (Describe):

5B. CURRENT TEST RESULTS

(Date:

MOST RECENT A1C, IF AVAILABLE:

)
(Date:

MOST RECENT FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE, IF AVAILABLE:

)

SECTION VI - FUNCTIONAL IMPACT

6. DOES THE VETERAN'S DIABETES MELLITUS CONDITION (and complications of Diabetes Mellitus if present) IMPACT HIS OR HER ABILITY TO WORK? (Impact on

ability to work may also be addressed on the individual Questionnaire(s) for other diabetes-associated conditions and/or complications, if completed)
YES

NO (If Yes," separately describe impact of each of the veteran's Diabetes Mellitus, diabetes-associated conditions, and complications, if present,

providing one or more examples)

SECTION VII - REMARKS

7. REMARKS (If any)

SECTION VIII - PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE

CERTIFICATION - To the best of my knowledge, the information contained herein is accurate, complete and current.
8A. PHYSICIAN'S SIGNATURE
8D. PHYSICIAN'S PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

8B. PHYSICIAN'S PRINTED NAME
8E. PHYSICIAN'S MEDICAL LICENSE NUMBER

8C. DATE SIGNED
8F. PHYSICIAN'S ADDRESS

NOTE - VA may request additional medical information, including additional examinations, if necessary to complete VA's review of the veteran's application.

IMPORTANT - Physician please fax the completed form to

(VA Regional Office FAX No.)
NOTE - A list of VA Regional Office FAX Numbers can be found at www.benefits.va.gov/disabilityexams or obtained by calling 1-800-827-1000.
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