Diabetes decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to missing military records from his National Guard service period. The case will be returned for further development and readjudication.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes as due to Agent Orange exposure, hypertension as secondary to diabetes and as due to Agent Orange exposure, and bilateral neuropathy of the feet as due to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, gastrointestinal disorder, hiatal and inguinal hernia, chronic pilonidal cysts and scars, and diabetes mellitus are all denied as not related to service or a service-connected condition.,There is no evidence of any in-service injury, event, or disease that could be linked to the Veteran's current conditions. The Veteran's personnel records do not confirm exposure to herbicides during his service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to his military service, particularly concerning asbestos exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated treatment records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has diabetes mellitus, type II. The claim is otherwise pending.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and head injury was granted. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened due to new evidence linking the current condition to active service. Claims for diabetes mellitus type II and head injury remain denied as there is no new material evidence presented.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was not shown to be present in service or within one year after discharge. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on each issue. As a result, all issues are dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. For tinnitus, the Veteran was granted service connection as it is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's request to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for Hepatitis C was dismissed.,The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was reopened and granted. The appeal of his claim for diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and Hepatitis B were also dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease as there was no evidence of in-service injury, event or disease, or a causal relationship to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service personnel records and deck logs, as well as a need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, including diabetic nephropathy and ischemic heart disease.

Service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine has been granted.,New and material evidence having been presented, service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is reopened.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the service connection claims and rating issue, effectively dismissing all of them.

Your claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus has been granted, so your appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities prior to September 16, 2016.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, delusional disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and various other conditions are granted. Service connection is also granted for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, and a higher rating is requested. The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence of current disability level.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, coronary artery disease, hypertension, enteropathy, polyuria, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been dismissed. The Board has also dismissed his appeal for a TDIU due to the assignment of a 100% schedular rating for PTSD.