Diabetes decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus II due to a lack of medical opinion on its etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Diabetic retinopathy is also granted. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus remains at a 20 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2. The Veteran needs a VA examination by an endocrinologist or urologist to determine this.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's authorized representative requesting withdrawal of all issues.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II required one or more daily insulin injections and a restricted diet, but the VA examiner found no need for regulation of activities. The Board denied a higher rating as the condition did not warrant it.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional private treatment records related to bowel dysfunction secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure or in-service injury that could support a grant of service connection.

Service connection for COPD, hypertension, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.,An effective date earlier than September 1, 2009, for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, to include on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is also dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for asbestosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, liver disease, and kidney disease due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Additional medical records are needed from Dr. Kuryla and other clinicians.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disability and DM due to herbicide exposure. The remaining issues of service connection for neuropathy, left upper extremity; right upper extremity; and psychiatric disability (PTSD) are remanded.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and a heart condition due to new evidence received since March 2015. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's service in Korea is not presumed due to his unit being near the DMZ, but a request for verification of actual exposure will be made.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, a back disability, and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed as withdrawn from the Legacy appeals system due to her election into the AMA review system.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and lack of opinion regarding the relationship between service-connected diabetes mellitus and mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. A new addendum opinion is needed.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with the prior remand directives and has therefore ordered additional development to determine if service connection for diabetes mellitus II can be granted as secondary to service-connected cervical spine and/or depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left and right shoulder disabilities, low back disorder, multiple joint pain, diabetes mellitus type II, residuals of a head injury (TBI), and vertigo. The reasons were that the Veteran did not have evidence of these conditions during or immediately after military service, and there was no clear connection to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and residuals of wounds to the left buttocks, left ankle, and left knee as there was no evidence of these conditions during or proximate to the appeal period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection for his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection, specially adapted housing, and special home adaption grant due to the Veteran's right above the knee amputation. The claim will be reconsidered with a medical opinion on whether the amputation is related to diabetes mellitus or other service-connected conditions.