Diabetes decisions — 2018

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus, but reopened the claim for unspecified joint pain (to include as due to undiagnosed illness).,Service connection was not granted for hypertension or type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction. This includes obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Diabetes Mellitus and Prostate Cancer are granted as they are considered presumptively service connected due to herbicide exposure in the inland waterways of Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II, finding that no evidence prior to September 16, 2013, could be construed as a claim. The one-year retroactive effective date assigned by VA is considered the earliest possible.

The Veteran's cause of death is found to be service connected due to his exposure to herbicides during active duty at U-Tapao Air Force Base in Thailand, which led to the development of diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as the Veteran did not have Vietnam or Thailand service, and there was no herbicide exposure. The claim is reopened due to new evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and prostate cancer as due to herbicide exposure are denied because he was not exposed to such agents during his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and prostate cancer as due to herbicide exposure are denied because he was not exposed to such agents during his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine have been denied. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis for diabetes mellitus type II or diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II was denied as his diabetes did not require regulation of activities and he had no evidence of complications.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease did not have onset during active service or within one year of service discharge, and are not otherwise related to active service. The Veteran served at a Thai air base but his duties were administrative in nature and he was not exposed to herbicides as shown by the evidence.

The Veteran is granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and Stargardt's disease. Diabetes mellitus was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service, but the Board finds that it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. Stargardt's disease is a congenital defect that preexisted service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension were not incurred in service.,Service connection for both conditions was denied as there is no evidence of their occurrence during active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are denied as there is no credible evidence of Agent Orange exposure, and the conditions claimed are not shown to be related to his active military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the Veteran's authorized representative requesting withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and initial ratings for his lower extremity conditions have been denied. The Veteran also failed to meet the criteria for a TDIU prior to December 29, 2015.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back, neck, bilateral foot, cardiovascular, and diabetes mellitus disabilities are not related to his service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus II render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, resulting in a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for DM and initial compensable rating for sinusitis prior to September 8, 2016 were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for sinusitis after September 8, 2016 was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure and/or diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the October 2011 rating decision which severed service connection for diabetes mellitus effective January 1, 2012 is also pending.