Diabetes decisions — 2021

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting medical records and unclear history, requiring additional examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with previous remand directives. The Veteran's diabetes is being remanded for further evaluation.

Service connection for liver disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, right lower extremity disorder, left lower extremity disorder, kidney disorder, and COPD was denied.,The Veteran's service treatment records did not show any relevant conditions or exposures that would support these claims.

The Board dismissed all the issues on appeal due to the death of the appellant and her designated substitute.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service, specifically exposure to burn pits during deployment in Southwest Asia. As a result, the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, and hypertension due to lack of evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The Board found that there was no in-service event or injury related to these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other causative factors and that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded four claims for service connection due to inadequate rationale in the previous VA examination and opinion. The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the RLE, and peripheral neuropathy of the LLE are all being reviewed with respect to their relationship to his conceded exposure to nerve and mustard gas agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss and diabetes mellitus to include as due to hypertension. The issue of service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability remains pending.,Further development is needed to address the claims for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, and the bilateral shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's diabetes is not related to his military service and there was no actual or presumptive exposure to herbicides during service. Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the Veteran's credible reports of its onset in service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his diabetes mellitus and hypertension are related to his military service. The respiratory condition and neck condition remain remanded.

The Board's decision is vacated and the claims for increased ratings, separate compensable ratings, and TDIU are remanded due to lack of consideration of all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II is dismissed because the service connection was severed and a retroactive increase is not allowed.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, ankle disorders, diabetic neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities have been dismissed. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.,Remaining issues of service connection are remanded: low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, chronic skin disorder, OSA, hypertension, migraines, diabetes, and CFS.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for Diabetes Mellitus and Erectile Dysfunction due to outstanding records not being obtained.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension is dismissed due to severance of service connection. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to major depressive disorder is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic constipation, hemorrhoids, diabetes mellitus, gout, GERD, sinus disorder (including watery eyes), and sebaceous cyst have been dismissed. The Board found that the evidence did not support a direct nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and various peripheral neuropathies as well as PTSD have been granted. The Veteran is also receiving a higher initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder with depressive features, and tinnitus have been granted. The claim for service connection for hypertension has been remanded due to secondary service connection.