Diabetes decisions — 2020

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide agent exposure. The left knee disability receives a separate rating for instability, effective May 14, 2015.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a sleep disorder, GERD, colon disorders, headache disorder, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), eye disorders, low back and neck disorders, erectile dysfunction, right and left carpal tunnel syndromes. The decision also denied reopening of the claim for hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 18, 2008. From January 18, 2008 onward, the Board finds that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to insufficient records regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea from August 1967 to September 1968. The Veteran claims he was exposed to herbicides and received an award indicating service at the DMZ.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic neuropathy are granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his Vietnam Era service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether any of the Veteran's causes of death are related to his service-connected bilateral trench feet.

The Board has granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. The decision also grants service connection for hypertensive heart disease.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and peripheral vestibular vertigo have been denied. The Board found no evidence linking the conditions to service, with a focus on the lack of in-service exposure to chemicals that could cause these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to outstanding private treatment records and additional evidence that may affect the decision on service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The decision is based on the presumption that veterans who served in Vietnam during the specified period were exposed to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's son, the appellant, did not meet the criteria for accrued benefits as he was not a child of the deceased Veteran and did not incur expenses related to the Veteran's last sickness or burial. The claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss (right and left ears), right knee condition, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active duty.,There is no current evidence of in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the Veteran's current disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and the Veteran's military service or his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran is in need of aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including considering his service-connected PTSD, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and shell fragment wounds.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is being reviewed to determine if it contributed to his cause of death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure, but has remanded his claim for a lung disability (also claimed as breathing problems) due to asbestos exposure.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for both diabetes mellitus and a lung disability. The claims are currently in remand status with the VA.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability to include tuberculosis, a circulatory disability to include deep vein thrombosis, diabetes mellitus, type II, a sleep disability to include sleep apnea and sleep deprivation, and hypertensive vascular disease (claimed as high blood pressure).,The Board found that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these conditions. The evidence did not support a causal relationship between any of these disabilities and service.,The Board also noted that the Veteran had positive skin tests for tuberculosis during service but no active disease was diagnosed.

The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU).