Diabetes decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye disabilities, a kidney cyst, left and right foot disabilities. The issues are related to aggravation of these conditions by other service-connected disabilities or due to exposure to burn pits and smoke during service in Saudi Arabia.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II warrants a disability rating of 40 percent effective July 10, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran required insulin and a restricted diet from July 10, 2017, but not regulation of activities.

The Board denied service connection for COPD and dismissed the TDIU claim as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of a 100% rating for coronary artery disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of recent VA treatment records and requests for private health care providers who have treated the Veteran's kidney disability since his transplant in September 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical examinations and records, as well as clarification on jurisdiction over certain conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, was found to have its initial onset during service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's cause of death is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion on direct service connection and an earlier effective date consideration.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to be related to his Vietnam service. However, the medical evidence does not support that it caused or contributed to his acute pancreatitis.,There is no evidence of ischemic heart disease in the Veteran's records, and he did not have any history of alcohol abuse. The examiner opined that there was no link between presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune (CLJ) and the Veteran's acute pancreatitis.,The medical opinions were inconclusive regarding whether the Veteran's surgeries caused or contributed to his acute pancreatitis.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus has been granted a rating of 40 percent, which requires the taking of insulin and a restricted diet. The Board found that regulation of activities was not required for this rating.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that his diabetes required regulation of activities to avoid hypoglycemic episodes.

The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, diabetes mellitus, type II, lung cancer, atrial fibrillation, and erectile dysfunction have been granted.,However, the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during Reserve service in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and its relation to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as it was not caused by or aggravated by a service-connected disability and is not presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to a change in law, specifically the PACT Act. The Veteran's claim is being reviewed again as it may be eligible based on his alleged exposure to herbicide agents during parachute training in Thailand.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for scar, service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for COPD and diabetes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, anxiety disorder, diabetes mellitus type 2, and a skin disorder due to duty-to-assist errors. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for heart disease and diabetes mellitus due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide agent exposure at Camp St. Barbara, South Korea.

Service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus is granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure while serving at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.