Diabetes decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, hypothyroidism disability, and bilateral foot disabilities due to potential herbicide agent exposure in Korea. The case will be returned to the AOJ after verifying the Veteran's claimed exposure.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve disabilities are each rated at 10 percent prior to September 11, 2019 and increased to 40 percent thereafter. The Veteran's Dengue fever residuals including cervical and inguinal area ancillary lymphadenopathy remain noncompensable.,The Veteran's right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve disabilities are each rated at 10 percent prior to September 11, 2019 and increased to 40 percent thereafter. The Veteran's Dengue fever residuals including cervical and inguinal area ancillary lymphadenopathy remain noncompensable.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability.,Burial benefits based on a service-connected death were denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for service-connected coronary artery disease. The issues of entitlement to a TDIU and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the appellant.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and vertigo have been dismissed.,The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity has also been dismissed.,The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the ascending aortic aneurysm was not granted as there is no evidence showing it occurred prior to May 18, 2015.,The appeals for increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and pes planus have also been dismissed due to lack of evidence showing they occurred within one year before the date of claim.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss, all presumed to be due to herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA and remanded the issues of increased rating for low back disability, service connection for respiratory disability, and service connection for diabetes.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy, as there may be outstanding private treatment records that need to be obtained.

The Veteran's claims for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and neuropathy have been denied as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in service. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for direct service connection due to lack of onset within one year after service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. A TDIU has been granted, but an effective date earlier than December 15, 2014, for the peripheral neuropathy of his lower extremities has not been established.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II including as secondary to herbicide exposure. The hepatitis C and hypertension claims are remanded due to the Veteran's failure to respond to VA examination requests.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, but denied the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability. The effective date of the award of service connection for impairment of pronation of the right elbow is denied.,The Veteran's diabetes was not shown in service and there is no evidence that it is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard USS America. The Appellant must provide further evidence or clarification.

The Board has remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease, DM, and stomach condition (gastritis and / or GERD) due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions addressing his lay statements and testimony regarding in-service injuries, as well as his current symptoms. The VA must provide new opinions on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed disabilities are related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted with an effective date of May 21, 2016. The Board found that the submission of new service personnel records in April 2016 triggered reconsideration of his original January 2011 claim and thus awarded him a retroactive effective date of January 30, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and diabetes mellitus, type II as secondary to headaches. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service head injuries leading to his current headache disability, and a VA examiner's opinion that the diabetes mellitus, type II, was due to an adverse reaction to treatment for his service-connected headaches.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and obstructive sleep apnea were not incurred in or related to his military service.,There is no evidence of any diagnosed conditions during the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities from June 3, 2008, to January 21, 2009.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction is now rated at a higher 40 percent effective April 22, 2021.