Diabetes decisions — 2020

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus are granted as due to herbicide exposure.,Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is denied as not related to service or undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, diabetes mellitus type II (due to exposure to Agent Orange), left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension due to exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran's claims were not reopened as new evidence did not relate to the unestablished fact of aggravation by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII) were denied in previous rating decisions. The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease, PTSD with depressive features, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure and take any additional development as deemed necessary.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents, as they need further development regarding whether the Veteran's ship came within 12 nautical miles of the Vietnam coast.

The Board has granted service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for enlarged prostate is remanded as the evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of prostate cancer or other prostate disability.

The Veteran's DM required only restricted diet and an oral glycemic agent during the period on appeal.,The Veteran is in receipt of a 20 percent disability rating for his voiding dysfunction as a residual of his prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded because the treatment records from Glendora East Hospital are not on file and need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been submitted in some cases, and additional VA treatment records have been added to his file. The Veteran will be provided a supplemental statement of the case if their benefits are not granted.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence of symptoms during or within one year after service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam and the relationship between his atrial fibrillation and cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand. The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board has decided that the case needs to be remanded for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II, which is linked to herbicide exposure while serving aboard USS Kawishiwi. The focus of this development will be on verifying if the ship served within 12 nautical miles of the Republic of Vietnam during the relevant time period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and its secondary conditions due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure within the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea of Vietnam. Additional development is needed to determine if he served in this area during the relevant time frame.

The Board has withdrawn the Veteran's appeals for certain claims and has remanded other claims due to new evidence or issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and retinal neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

The Veteran was granted service connection for DM, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity. The claim for an earlier effective date for DM was denied.,Service connection was established for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable, and the Board denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disorder, finding that there is no probative and competent medical evidence linking his current eye disorders to his military service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board also found that the Veteran's eye disorders are not related to a possible explosion injury in Vietnam.