Diabetes decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran did not have a current disability related to his active duty service or any presumptive exposure. The Board also found no direct link between the disabilities and service-connected conditions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus associated with herbicide exposure, finding that the earliest factually ascertainable date is July 15, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions alone did not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment prior to September 11, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete information and records. The Veteran is required to provide copies of his Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records.

The Veteran's diabetes is granted as presumptively due to herbicide agent exposure. The hypertension and psychiatric disorders are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's atrial fibrillation, which contributed to his death, is found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The claim for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at housebound rate is denied as there was no evidence of such needs due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

A 60% rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) is granted as of June 17, 2011.,A rating in excess of 30% for CAD prior to June 17, 2011 and a rating in excess of 60% earlier than November 1, 2012 are denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension is not service connected, but due to further review and evidence collection, the case will be sent back for a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents, including for left arm disability, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, transverse myelitis, bowel dysfunction, and neurogenic bladder. The claims are being reviewed as presumptive based on herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient opinions regarding his sleep apnea and peripheral neuropathy, as well as a need for an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and an unspecified headache disorder, but denied service connection for gastritis, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and its associated neuropathies due to gaps in private treatment records from February 1997 to May 2001, and then from May 2002 to August 2013. The Veteran's service connection for these conditions is being remanded as well.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, posttraumatic stress disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and a kidney disorder secondary to diabetes mellitus type II have all been denied due to lack of credible evidence supporting the in-service occurrence or connection.,Service connection was not granted as there is no credible evidence that the Veteran served in the Republic of Vietnam, which would be required for presumptive service connection under the Agent Orange Act. The Veteran's claims were also denied because there is insufficient medical evidence linking any current disabilities to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The Board has ordered additional examinations and remands for the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating as he does not require insulin or regulation of activities.,The Veteran has erectile dysfunction secondary to his diabetes mellitus. However, there is no deformity of the penis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and further analysis of his exposure to herbicides.

Service connection for hyperlipidemia, headaches, hyperthyroidism, depression, Peyronie's disease, colon polyps, West Nile virus, tinea, GERD, intestinal disorder (to include IBS and chronic diarrhea), back condition, hypothyroidism, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction is denied.,Service connection for PTSD was awarded on February 13, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraine headaches has been dismissed. The claims for service connection for lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus, and arthritis are remanded.