Diabetes decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to toxins during his honorable service period from June 1976 to February 1986. The claims will be further evaluated with an addendum opinion focusing on the time period of honorable service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include depression and anxiety.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (claimed as a blood sugar disorder) is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence has been submitted that raises the possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for OSA, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II and due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). The Veteran's claim is pending on these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ADT) and inactive duty for training (IDT).

The Veteran's tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, and coronary artery disease are granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Guam. Service connection for essential tremors is remanded as the evidence is insufficient.,Service connection for cellulitis of the right side of the face/jaw is denied.

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The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, rectal cancer, and umbilical hernia. Service connection is also granted for chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes mellitus and hypertension, as well as anemia secondary to chronic kidney disease.

The Board has denied service connection for right hand, left hand, and headache disabilities. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the remaining issues of entitlement to increased ratings for posterior trunk scar, bilateral lower extremities burn scars, muscle damage, and nerve damage due to service-connected posterior trunk scar.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active service.,PTSD, DM with ED and nephropathy, and DPN of the RLE and LLE are all granted effective from March 23, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for reopening of previously denied service connection claims are remanded due to missing documents. The VA is instructed to attempt to obtain and associate these missing documents with the Veteran's claims file.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II due to asbestos exposure and service-connected disabilities. The VA is required to obtain medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic nephropathy, prostate cancer residuals, and peripheral neuropathy, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation from January 12, 2012 to August 9, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated as 30 percent disabling prior to August 12, 2016. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD due to the severity of his symptoms resulting in occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's notices of disagreement were filed on the wrong form, but VA has waived this procedural defect. The case is being remanded to provide a Statement of the Case regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and polyuria, claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, kidney cancer, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as he does not have a current disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, hypertension, and a broken right hand are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes was received on May 10, 1984. The Board found that the appropriate effective date is May 10, 1984, as it falls within the period covered by VA regulations regarding claims for chronic residuals of Agent Orange.

The Veteran's asthma, diabetes mellitus type II, hearing loss, tinnitus, and sarcoidosis claims have been granted. The Veteran is also entitled to a rating for hypertension but not an increased rating. His service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity neuropathy, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic fatigue syndrome are remanded.