Diabetes decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating for diabetes and service connection for a skin condition secondary to diabetes have been dismissed. The appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, Type 2 and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been granted. Service connection is established for these conditions due to herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The ratings for left and right ankle disabilities are denied, but the case is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The initial rating for CAD and diabetes mellitus, type II, is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further medical examination and verification of his claimed Vietnam service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection, but his claims for stroke, diabetes mellitus, and left shoulder dislocation are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that his congestive heart failure, hypertension, or diabetes mellitus are related to military service.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional examinations.

Service connection has been granted for coronary artery disease, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Service connection was denied for a skin disorder.,The Veteran's service connection claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted since the November 2009 rating decision.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is rated at 20 percent, and a separate rating of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of each lower extremity as a complication of service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II has been granted. The Veteran's sinus cancer claim remains pending due to the need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism, finding that there is no evidence linking it to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss were not related to his service. The Veteran was denied a TDIU as he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU consideration.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 11, 2018 due to his service-connected cardiac disability preventing him from maintaining substantially gainful employment as a barber.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of herbicide exposure and for further development regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension.

The Veteran's Type I diabetes mellitus was diagnosed during active duty service and the Board found that it had its onset during this period, granting service connection.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions have been reopened, and some have been granted. The effective date for the increased rating of bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and diabetes mellitus, type II due to exposure to an herbicide agent (Agent Orange). Additional evidence is needed to verify the Veteran's reported visits to the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Board denied the TDIU claim due to the nonservice-connected back disability.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to service connection and disability ratings for various conditions. The Board has determined that further development is necessary in order to make a determination on these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type I, eye disorder (retinitis or eye condition), cellulitis of the bilateral lower extremities, neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to their potential connection to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's diabetes is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam.