Diabetes decisions — 2022

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension are granted as due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted as secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's Charcot right foot, missing toe, is also granted as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, a bilateral eye condition secondary to diabetes, anemia, and denied service connection for diverticulitis and hemorrhoids. The Veteran's knee disability is found to have caused or aggravated her obesity, which led to her diabetes.

The Veteran's diabetes and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are granted service connection, with the diabetes being granted under the PACT Act presumption of herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM II) as it was noted in service and there is continuity of symptomatology since separation.

The Veteran's hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II are presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are all found to be secondary to the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are all presumed to have resulted from his in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Board granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and CAD have been granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection has also been granted for peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction. The respiratory disability claim remains pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented them from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Board has granted service connection for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and bilateral diabetic retinopathy. The claims for type 2 diabetes mellitus and bilateral diabetic retinopathy are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, glaucoma secondary to service-connected diabetes, and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), but the Joint Services Records Research Center found no evidence of such exposure.,Service connection was not granted as there is insufficient evidence to establish actual exposure to Agent Orange or herbicide agents in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and an eye disorder due to new evidence. The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy claim is denied as there is no earlier effective date prior to November 7, 2017.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating determinations have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as service connected due to in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The SMC claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus, type II and service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his diabetes are remanded. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to the need for additional information from the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for blindness in the left eye as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II. The issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation based on blindness is remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding his employability due to PTSD. A new VA examination is needed to address the Veteran's employment issues related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has denied service connection for high cholesterol, bilateral hearing loss, and has remanded the remaining claims of service connection for basal cell carcinoma, psoriasis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and atrial fibrillation due to new evidence received.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of June 19, 2006 for SMC based on aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities that require regular aid and assistance.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance based on the use of a right foot orthotic device was denied because there is no record of him using such an orthotic in 2020 or 2021.

The Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, kidney disability, tinnitus, hypertension, diverticulitis, bronchitis, asthma, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and Alzheimer's disease are not service-connected.