Diabetes decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and additional development is required, including obtaining USMC Reserve records and VA opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, tinnitus, hearing loss, and diabetes. The appeal is being returned to the AOJ for review of additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, erectile dysfunction, and neuropathy of the bilateral legs as they are inextricably intertwined with the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all outstanding STRs, verify the Veteran's claimed herbicide exposure, and readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's cause of death, which was due to coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, is granted as these conditions are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during his service on the U.S.S. Tripoli in July 1967.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II due to conflicting medical opinions and need for further examination.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for a VA opinion to determine if it is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus or any other service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral diabetic peripheral neuropathy affecting the sciatic nerve is service-connected as a direct result of his pre-existing diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has determined that the effective dates for service connection of peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and diabetes are not earlier than July 19, 2016. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand three issues: service connection for diabetes mellitus, a psychiatric disorder, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to the submission of additional VA treatment records and the need for VA examinations.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted. Service connection for vision condition as a residual of shrapnel to the face and service connection for neuropathy of the feet are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides and no medical link between the condition and active duty.

The appeal for COPD is dismissed. The case for type II diabetes mellitus, which was reopened due to new evidence, is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of her PTSD with depression due to a lack of VA medical opinions addressing the etiology of her claimed conditions, including sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. The Veteran also had service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during service or within one year thereafter, and the medical evidence does not support a connection to service.,Service connection for eye disability, loss of use of a creative organ, and kidney disorder are denied due to lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer, hypertension, DM, and heart disorder all related to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The VA examiners concluded that these conditions are more likely due to the Veteran's long history of smoking rather than exposure to contaminated water.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and hiatal hernia, were denied. The claim for residuals of a head injury (now claimed as TBI) was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's prostate cancer status-post prostatectomy is rated at the maximum 60 percent, and a TDIU is granted from May 1, 2013.

The Veteran's hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus were denied service connection as there was no evidence of onset during service or within the presumptive period.,Left knee replacement, right knee limitation of motion with degenerative osteoarthritis, special monthly compensation based on Aid and Attendance/Housebound, temporary total evaluations for left knee replacement due to hospital treatment in excess of 21 days and surgical convalescence, and automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only were remanded for further examination and development.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including diabetes mellitus and its secondary effects on other disabilities. The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicides during active duty service in Vietnam or Okinawa, Japan. However, the evidence did not support his claim of combat service in Vietnam, nor did it confirm his exposure to herbicides.