Diabetes decisions — 2020

The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been reopened and is being remanded.,Claims for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities are also being remanded. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower and left lower extremities will be addressed after resolving the diabetes mellitus, type II claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities as he can perform sedentary work and does not have marginal employment.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, due to exposure to herbicide agents is dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete records, specifically documents from VISTA imaging dated in June and July of 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes, precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period from January 1, 2005 to April 23, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection based on a finding of continuous symptoms since service. Service connection for DM, PN of the bilateral lower extremities, and cataracts were denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type 2; CAD; and hypertension due to herbicide exposure are being remanded as the Board did not provide adequate reasons or bases for its implicit finding that VA had satisfied its duty to assist in this case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his coronary artery disease (CAD), render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual employability.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Board denied service connection for a systemic joint and muscle disability, including fibromyalgia and polyarthralgia, claimed as the result of exposure to Persian Gulf War environmental hazards. Service connection was also denied for diabetes mellitus, type 1, claimed as the result of exposure to Persian Gulf War environmental hazards.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death and also denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to a lack of continuous total disability rating for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.

The Veteran's heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and tremors of hands and feet were not incurred or aggravated during military service. The appeals for these conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus. The Veteran is requested to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if his diabetes mellitus had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in loss of use of a foot or feet, permanent impairment of both eyes, severe burn injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ankylosis of a knee or hip. Therefore, the claim for financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment is denied.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetic nephropathy and a higher disability rating for pancreatitis from October 29, 2008 to January 19, 2012 were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting these requests.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of diabetes and therefore denied his claim for service connection.