Diabetes decisions — 2012

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain outstanding VA outpatient treatment records and to associate the evidence submitted at the June 2008 DRO hearing. The case will be remanded for these actions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is service connected as secondary to herbicide exposure due to his presence around the DMZ in Korea.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus and numbness of the feet at a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus due to inadequate VA examinations, and further development is needed.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to the need for a more recent VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board has determined that the reduction in evaluation of bilateral hearing loss from 40 percent to 30 percent effective December 1, 2010 is proper.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to service exposure, while his diabetes mellitus type II due to herbicide exposure remains unresolved as the claim was reopened but denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board grants a TDIU rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have diabetic retinopathy of the right eye and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The claim for hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus type II remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including type II diabetes mellitus and its complications, are denied as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during his active duty in the Panama Canal Zone. The Board finds that he did not serve in Vietnam or any other location where herbicide exposure can be presumed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection must be remanded due to inadequate development of evidence regarding herbicide exposure and a VA examination is needed to assess his skin disorder.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded because the VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether his hypertension was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case will be returned for a new examination to address this issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and actinic keratoses due to incomplete information from the United States Army & Joint Services Records and Research Center (JSRRC).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type II, is related to presumed in-service herbicide exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in service, and the Board found that his diabetes did not manifest within one year after discharge. The claims for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus and an earlier effective date for hearing loss were also denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for DMII, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred during these periods of service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to Agent Orange and the disease did not manifest within one year of separation from service. The Board also found that there is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the current disability and service.