Diabetes decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus Type II, prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request, and as a result, the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased rating for diabetes mellitus, service connection for hypertensive heart disease, and service connection for a low back disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions, and that any current diagnoses were not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is associated with peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities and diabetic amyotrophy of the left lower extremity.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities has not been established.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, and benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH), finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during active duty service and that the conditions were not related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of balance, colon cancer, diabetes mellitus, eye disorder, and lumbar spine disorder. The evidence did not show a chronic disability manifested during or within one year after service, nor was there any medical opinion linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is granted. The Board finds that the probative evidence is at least at relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current low back disability is etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral peripheral neuropathy, and an eye disability has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection cannot be granted on a secondary basis due to the absence of a service-connected condition. The Veteran's claims are also not supported by evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other presumptive conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's service periods. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus will be reconsidered after obtaining all necessary records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, bilateral foot disability (plantar fasciitis), high cholesterol, hernia, basal cell cancer, purpura of the distal forearms, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and unspecified depressive disorder. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy with glaucoma and cataracts, and other conditions. Special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance has been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, PTSD, diabetes, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to work since June 1, 2011. The Board has ordered additional development to determine the combined impact of these conditions on his employability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his service connection claims for cutaneous B-cell lymphoma and type II diabetes mellitus, as new evidence supports these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, PTSD with major depressive disorder, type 2 diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unemployable as of January 19, 2012. The Board granted the claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, back disability, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, headaches, and organic mental disorder have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his active service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the Appellant during the pendency of the appeal.