Diabetes decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during his active service. The claims will be reconsidered after additional development is conducted.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence regarding his ability to work given his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to a failure to comply with previous remands.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II as a result of exposure to herbicide agents due to additional development needed, including obtaining deck logs from ships that may have transported the Veteran through off-shore waters in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence to decide the claim, including a need for VA examinations.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims for service connection for PTSD, DM, hepatitis C and fatty liver, a skin condition, and a heart disability. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection issues were addressed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, due to herbicide exposure in Thailand, is granted. The Board found that the Veteran was presumed exposed to herbicides during his service and thus service connection is warranted.

The Veteran's death from diabetic keratosis is being remanded to determine if his service on ships near the coast of Vietnam during the Vietnam War era contributed to his condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for PTSD and bilateral knee disabilities. The remaining issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, headache disability, chronic fatigue, and shoulder and knee disabilities are also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease) do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. His TDIU claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II due to new evidence received since the December 2015 SOC. The AOJ is required to consider this new evidence and readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for non-small cell lung cancer and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent disabling for service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus type II, but remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. However, additional development is required before reaching the merits of the Veteran’s service-connection claim for heart disease.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the feet, toes, wrists, and knees and diabetes mellitus. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to October 1, 2015 was denied. A subsequent increase in the rating to 60 percent effective August 31, 2010 was granted.,A disability rating of 100 percent for CAD as of October 1, 2015 was granted. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also granted.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU rating for the period between February 1, 2012 and February 27, 2012. The issue of TDIU prior to October 20, 2011 is denied.