Diabetes decisions — 2022

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during his service in Thailand, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a compensable rating for hypertension due to incomplete verification of herbicide exposure in Korea. The Veteran will be provided with a new VA examination for his hypertension and additional records will be obtained.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to be due to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been granted and assigned an effective date as of the date of his claim. The Board dismissed the appeal because the issue is fully resolved.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the service connection claims for various disabilities, including hydrocephalus and its related conditions. The remand will allow for further examination and opinion regarding whether any of these conditions were caused or aggravated by events during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, chronic venous hypertension/insufficiency, and peripheral vascular disease are all granted. The decision also includes a remand for further evaluation of heart arrhythmia, respiratory disorder, hypertension, and bilateral foot disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to active duty or any exposure events during service. The medical opinion provided by the VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is less likely than not incurred in or caused by military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not encompass severe burn injury residuals, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a vision disability manifested by blindness, or an inhalation injury. The Board denied eligibility for specially adapted housing and entitlement to a special home adaptation grant as the service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for loss of use of any extremity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension to determine if they are related to herbicide agent exposure at Fort Chaffee.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's diabetes required only a restricted diet and insulin injections more than once per day, which did not meet the criteria for regulation of activities as defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 40 percent, but no higher, due to voiding dysfunction with urinary frequency and nocturia.,Diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, as it requires one or more daily injection of insulin and restricted diet.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim has been reopened and granted.,Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and headaches have not been found to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 1, 2017.,Since December 1, 2018, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have also rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus type 2 are claimed to be due to herbicide exposure in Korea. The Board finds that further development is needed, including verification of the Veteran's service in or near the DMZ.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and type II diabetes mellitus are granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The rating for left elbow osteoarthritis is remanded.

The Board has found the VA medical opinions inadequate and remanded for further development, including obtaining new opinions regarding the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus II.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as incurred in service.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus claim, related to herbicide exposure, is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and denied entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 1, 2014.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, upper right and left neuropathy, lower left neuropathy, posttraumatic stress disorder, and malignant melanoma. The decision also reopened a previously denied claim for service connection for skin cancer.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current disabilities of arteriosclerotic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II are at least as likely as not related to exposure to chemical agents while on active duty at Fort McClellan.