Diabetes decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The issues of service connection for a skin disability, sleep apnea, kidney cancer, and enlarged prostate are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a denial of due process resulting from an incorrect address for his representative, Mr. Gumpenberger.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his active duty service and the claim for service connection is granted. The claims for left groin condition, pericarditis, and diabetes are remanded due to lack of evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as his disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for TDIU. The Veteran was also found to have dementia that is presumed due to diabetes mellitus, but this condition is not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete employment history and requests for further development, including obtaining updated VA Form 21-8940, Social Security Administration earnings report, and any other relevant records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied as there is no evidence of chronic tinnitus in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology was not established.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to exposure to herbicide agents remains pending. The Board will verify his location during this time and determine if he served within twelve nautical miles off the shores of Vietnam.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II and cataracts as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II are both remanded due to the pending determination on his herbicide exposure claim.,No rating has been assigned, and no effective date is provided.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to lack of a current diagnosis. The case was remanded for further examination on the left wrist and right wrist disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected CAD prior to July 19, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right eye cataract (secondary to diabetes mellitus) and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, Type II. The evidence did not support the claim that the right eye cataract was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no service connection decisions were made.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, COPD, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 as the evidence did not support a link to service.,Service connection was also denied for secondary conditions of hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2 related to COPD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's CAD is rated at 60 percent, and hypertension does not warrant a compensable rating.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, to include as secondary to service-connected CAD and/or hypertension, is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding causation and aggravation.,A VA medical opinion is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and other conditions that render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right knee conditions, diabetes mellitus type II, and asthma were denied. The denial was based on the lack of evidence showing a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to SMC and TDIU due to inextricably intertwined service connection claims for DMII and hypertension. These issues will be reconsidered once the service connection claims have been resolved.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's obesity caused by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and back condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and congestive heart failure due to incomplete service records. The right eye disability claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for DM have been dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing his appeals prior to the Board promulgating a decision.

The Veteran's appeal of his claim for an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal.