Diabetes decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, type II are granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the claims for a bilateral foot disability and low back disability due to additional development being required.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is related to his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic nephropathy, polyneuropathies of the upper and lower extremities, and diabetes, render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and a heart disability due to new evidence received in August 2017. The Veteran served in Thailand but asserts he was also in Vietnam as part of his duties.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II, due to herbicide exposure in Thailand, is remanded as the RO did not have specific details on his alleged exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues except diabetes mellitus type II is remanded. The Board will seek to obtain private treatment records and VA examination reports.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange while stationed in the territorial waters of Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding her exposure to herbicide agents during her time at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The VA will conduct further development to assess her claimed exposures and determine if they are sufficient to establish presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's cause of death is deemed service-connected due to his uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type II, which contributed to renal failure listed on his death certificate. The Board found presumptive exposure to herbicide agents while in service near the DMZ.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and cataracts.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial ratings for various service-connected disabilities are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. The examinations did not review the claims file or recent treatment records, which may have affected their conclusions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as due to exposure to herbicides, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure and that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the diabetes began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure has been remanded. The Board found that new evidence supports reopening the claims, but further verification of the Veteran's alleged exposures is needed.

The Board has restored benefits for service-connected diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding no clear and unmistakable error in previous determinations.

The Veteran's cause of death was liver cancer, with cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus as significant contributing conditions. As the Veteran had service-connected diabetes mellitus, he is granted service connection for his cause of death.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining audiometric test results and determining whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during service.,The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is also being remanded for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus, type II, due to herbicide exposure. The AOJ is instructed to verify if any flights from Sangley Point, Philippines, landed in Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam during the claimed period of service.