Diabetes decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his causes of death, including coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his claims in light of recent changes in rating criteria.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is remanded due to the lack of documentation confirming his claimed temporary additional duties in Vietnam, and the need to verify this information with NARA.

The Board has remanded several issues for further examination and opinion, including service connection for hypertension, heart disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is denied as not related to his military service.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with prior remand directives and requires additional record review and an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diabetes.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and diabetes mellitus, type II to include as due to asbestos exposure. Further development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed exposures and obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and parathyroid disorder due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's kidney disorder is currently diagnosed, but the opinion does not address whether it is proximately due or aggravated by her diabetes mellitus. The parathyroid disorder claim is inextricably intertwined with the kidney disorder claim.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, requiring insulin and a restricted diet since May 31, 2016, is rated at 40 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, finding that it is not secondary to his service-connected Graves' disease.

The Board has dismissed all appeals regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran died during the pendency of these appeals.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for diabetes and coronary artery disease was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease (IHD), eye disorder, kidney disorder, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities have been denied. The claim for follicular lymphoma is being remanded.,There is no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents or any other chemical exposure during service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and SMC at the housebound rate were denied as his conditions did not warrant higher ratings based on the medical evidence provided.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and vocational experience.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obesity has been denied.,The Veteran's eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and/or automobile adaptive equipment has been remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has identified errors in the duty to assist and remands the claims for further development.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD. The claims for hypertension, diabetic nephropathy rating, and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's Hepatitis C is granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The Board has remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's peripheral nerve damage, respiratory condition (claimed as blood clots in the lungs), and sinusitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate response in a previous VA medical opinion regarding whether exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune caused the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, which led to diabetic nephropathy and renal failure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, impaired fasting glucose or diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, a LEFT heel disorder, lumbar radiculopathy of both lower extremities, cervical radiculopathy of the RIGHT upper extremity, ulnar neuropathy / neuritis of the LEFT hand, and RIGHT eye conditions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant federal records, secure missing Army Reserve medical records, and obtain VA treatment records from San Juan VAMC.