Diabetes decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to her in-service gestational diabetes. The claim for secondary service connection for lumbar spine disability due to a service-connected bladder disability remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU was restored effective August 1, 2020. The VA also granted reinstatement of basic eligibility for education benefits under DEA due to the restoration of TDIU.

The Veteran's initial rating for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction was already established and appealed. A purported AMA increased rating claim is dismissed as it does not constitute a valid appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence and need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and identifying specific in-service exposure.

The Board has found the eligibility determination for PCAFC benefits to be legally inadequate and remands the case for a new medical determination regarding personal care services, supervision or protection needs, and regular or extensive instruction or supervision.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to heart failure, cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiac disease with vasculitis, diabetes, and osteomyelitis. The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure or a service-connected disability that contributed to his death.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, OSA, and diabetes mellitus type II as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the Veteran had diabetes during the appeal period. The claim is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus are presumed to have been caused by exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand, leading to the grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU were dismissed due to his death before a decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and sleep apnea, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and has therefore remanded the case for further development, including verifying if the USS Hancock transported Agent Orange or other harmful chemicals from May 9, 1975 to the end of that year. The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are also being evaluated in relation to his diabetes.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, finding that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not etiologically related to a service-connected disability.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is denied.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a skin disability is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II as it is not related to the Veteran's active service or his service-connected thyroid disability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Guam. These conditions are considered presumptively related to the veteran's exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, dilated cardiomyopathy, stroke residuals, deep venous thrombosis of the right lower extremity, and deep venous thrombosis of the left lower extremity. The claim for service connection for deep vein thrombosis of the right upper extremity is remanded.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 1, 2018, except for the period when he was in receipt of a combined 100 percent schedular disability rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable prior to August 25, 2005.