Diabetes decisions — 2017

The Veteran's representative has withdrawn the appeal, leaving no issues for appellate consideration.

The Veteran's death was caused by acute bronchopneumonia, with other conditions contributing to his death but not resulting in the underlying cause. The Board found no evidence supporting a claim of VA treatment causing or aggravating the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides and the disease did not manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes did not have its onset during active service, was not first manifested to a compensable degree within one year after active duty, and was not otherwise directly incurred in or aggravated by any incident of or in active service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is not related to service or herbicide exposure, and thus denies the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of records, including service treatment records and VA clinical records.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy with constricted fields of vision, diabetic retinopathy causing decreased visual acuity, and diabetic retinopathy with diplopia are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to conduct further examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen her claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeals seeking to reopen claims for service connection for indigestion, asthma, and gall bladder disease have been withdrawn. The July 1999 rating decision is final as it denied service connection for left ankle disability, right ankle disability, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of legs, residuals of a left toe injury, indigestion, PTSD, vascular disease of the left leg, hypertension, and IBS due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were related to his military service. The Veteran's appeals have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received for any of these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to attempt to corroborate his presence in Vietnam for diabetes, and to obtain missing VA treatment records and a new VA examination for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of her hypertension, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, and low back disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims for increased ratings and to update the records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of postoperative prostate cancer, PTSD, diabetes, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss are reasonably shown to be of such nature and severity as to prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment. Therefore, a TDIU rating is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that TDIU is not warranted.

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and coronary heart disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues and will be reconsidered by the RO.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus, tremors, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish in-service exposure to herbicides or other events that could link these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling him for examinations to determine the severity of his service-connected disabilities and whether any new or existing disorders are related to his diabetes mellitus.

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