Diabetes decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleeping disorder, left knee status post meniscus repair, and diabetes mellitus type 2 have been denied as the evidence does not support a causal relationship to his active service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The case is remanded as it involves a complex medical issue related to the Veteran's sarcoidosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and COPD, finding no evidence to support these claims. The decision also denied a claim for TDIU as the Veteran was not service connected for any disability.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful occupation. The Board needs a contemporaneous examination to determine the functional impact of these disabilities on his ability to work, and will refer it for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to new medical evidence. The Veteran's fibromyalgia claim remains denied as there is no current diagnosis of fibromyalgia and it does not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied, and the appeal is now denied. The rating for pleural thick thickening is remanded.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for cause of death due to new and material evidence, but has remanded it for further development as there is insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, unspecified depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted with effective dates of November 6, 2012. However, the claim for diabetes mellitus, type II has not met the criteria for service connection.,Bilateral hearing loss is rated at level I in each ear, which corresponds to a noncompensable rating.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities. The Veteran's diabetes is currently rated at 20 percent, but a higher rating is not warranted as it does not require insulin or hospitalizations. For his peripheral neuropathies, the Board has also remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Korea and is presumed to have been exposed. The claim is granted.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for diabetes, leading to its dismissal.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and related conditions are granted as secondary to herbicide agent exposure. His skin cancer is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus are granted due to herbicide exposure. The claim for erectile dysfunction is remanded as it may be related to the service-connected diabetes. The special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ is also remanded.

The Veteran's death was caused by arteriosclerotic heart disease with congestive heart failure, pneumonia of the right lung, diabetes mellitus, and COPD. The Board found that his service-connected psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria did not contribute to his cause of death, and that his other conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for melioidosis but has remanded the issue of secondary service connection for diabetes mellitus due to a lack of medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board finds that the Veteran did not have tinnitus during service or within one year thereafter.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, to include as due to herbicide exposure, has also been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence showing the Veteran served in Vietnam and thus could not establish presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disorder remains pending and is remanded for further examination.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to consider the Veteran's death due to pneumonia, as there are conflicting medical opinions and new evidence needs to be considered.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted as service connected due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his active service in Thailand.

The Veteran's diabetic nephropathy with hypertension is now rated at 100 percent effective September 19, 2016. His diabetes mellitus remains at a 20 percent rating.