Diabetes decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to verify his claimed Vietnam service and exposure to herbicide agents. The Board will also consider the secondary service connection issues as they are inextricably intertwined with the primary claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes and heart condition due to insufficient medical evidence on record. The Veteran's current conditions are being evaluated, along with his in-service history.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes and related peripheral neuropathies are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating prior to January 6, 2014, is inextricably intertwined with his other service-connected disability claims.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and left eye diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The Veteran is also awarded a disability rating of 60 percent for his service-connected diabetic nephropathy with acute renal failure and hypoosmolar nonketosis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as there is no competent evidence showing a causal connection between diabetes mellitus, type II and an in-service incurrence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and its associated peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was granted with an effective date of May 4, 2012. The grant was based on presumptive exposure to Agent Orange during service.

Your claims for service connection have been granted, but the appeals are dismissed as moot because the benefits requested have already been provided.

The Veteran's death from esophageal cancer is now considered service-connected due to the combination of his service-connected PTSD and DMII, which substantially contributed to his condition.

The Veteran's left eye diabetic retinopathy and cataracts are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. A separate noncompensable rating for right eye macular edema is denied from December 3, 2013 to May 13, 2018. The Veteran is now entitled to a 60 percent rating for right eye macular edema and bilateral cataracts beginning as of May 13, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance is remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to his service-connected diabetes type 2, as well as whether it was caused by herbicide exposure during service. The case will also be examined for direct service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as of September 12, 2018 due to his service-connected disabilities meeting the schedular criteria for a TDIU.

All issues related to knee arthritis and diabetes mellitus are remanded for further development. The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes. Service connection for diabetic nephropathy is granted with an effective date of December 6, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disability, and prostate cancer as the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents during his service.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, DM, PN in both lower and upper extremities, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral eye disability due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service records show exposure to lead paint and other solvents but not asbestos or other chemicals.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU, rendering moot his claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and IHD.,The Veteran's service-connected hypertension has been granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, vision loss, sore throat, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder due to lack of evidence supporting service connection.