Diabetes decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as he does not have a current hearing loss disability in either ear for VA purposes.,Service connection for prostate cancer is denied because the evidence does not support a finding that it had its onset during or within one year after service, and there is no medical evidence linking it to service.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as the evidence does not establish a nexus between the disability and service. The earliest diagnosis was more than 30 years after separation from service.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar strain with levoscoliosis and degenerative joint disease is denied because his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the General Rating Formula.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease and/or type 2 diabetes.

The Veteran's claims for asthma or other lung disorder, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, bilateral arm neuropathy, bilateral shoulder, left elbow, cervical spine, and left hip conditions have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition was denied due to lack of evidence showing the condition was caused or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as a result of exposure to herbicides and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claims for glaucoma, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus type II are remanded.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae is granted as service connected. The stomach condition, vertigo, and diabetes mellitus claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and related conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus due to herbicide exposure, but denied service connection for PTSD as the claimed stressors were not verified.

The Veteran's death was not due to VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault; or an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance was granted with an effective date of August 20, 2009. The decision is based on the service-connected disabilities including ischemic cardiomyopathy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction due to incomplete service records and lack of verification regarding exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, and macular thickening are combined to result in a 40 percent evaluation from January 28, 2015, to the present. The Veteran's service-connected homonymous hemianopsia of the right eye is considered as part of his temporary total evaluation for stroke residuals prior to January 28, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and Parkinson's disease have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The Board found that this evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard the U.S.S. Sioux, and because a decision on diabetes mellitus could impact the secondary service connection claims.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is presumed related to herbicide exposure during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II has not required any physician-prescribed regulation of activities, and therefore does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's vertigo condition is proximately due to service.,The Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU rating.

The Board has reopened the service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II and granted it on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during service aboard the USS Preble in January 1967.

Service connection for asthma, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is denied.,An effective date prior to February 24, 2015 for service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board has determined that additional information is needed regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inconsistencies in previous examinations and the need to review his SSA records. The issues of bilateral shoulder pain, back pain, hip pain, knee pain, leg pain, loss of balance, tremors in the neck and hands, neurological problems, chronic fatigue, erratic blood pressure, abdominal pain, stomach and intestine problems, spinal column tumor, seizures, residuals of stroke, heart problems, diabetes mellitus type II are all remanded for further review.