Diabetes decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for rectum disorder, diabetes mellitus, and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete development of evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to comply with previous remands regarding verification of herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again after additional development is completed.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives regarding a VA examination for an eye disability. The Veteran needs to be scheduled for a VA visual examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disability, including coronary artery disease (CAD), and diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II). The appellant's current disabilities are linked to exposure to environmental hazards during his military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was not granted because the medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and thyroid condition due to exposure at Camp LeJeune. The VA examinations were inadequate as they did not substantially comply with the Board's directives.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus was denied, and he is currently receiving TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right hip disorder, genitourinary disorder other than erectile dysfunction (epididymo-orchitis), nasal disorder, and several musculoskeletal conditions are remanded for further development.,Service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions is being remanded due to insufficient evidence linking them to service exposure or service-connected disabilities. Further examination and opinion may be necessary under recent changes in law related to toxic exposure claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the currently diagnosed diabetes mellitus, type II, onset during service or is otherwise related to service exposure to fuel.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to incomplete development of records, failure to attend scheduled examinations, and need for additional medical opinions. The appeals are now pending again.

The Veteran's IBS is granted as a presumptive service connection due to a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI). The RO will need to provide an examination and obtain an opinion regarding the bilateral pes planus, diabetes mellitus, eye disability, and right ankle condition.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus, diabetes mellitus, any eye disability, and right ankle condition is remanded due to insufficient evidence. Additional examinations are needed to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to June 22, 2016, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral vascular disease of the left and right lower extremities, as well as diabetes mellitus type II, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and angiosarcoma, finding that the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Okinawa.

Your claim for service connection for diabetic retinopathy has been dismissed as the issue is moot due to a previous grant of service connection.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus type 2, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, prostate cancer, and hypertension due to herbicide exposure. The issues of service connection for myositis (muscular myopathy), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension on a basis other than as pursuant to the PACT Act are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II, are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,Service connection for phlebitis is also denied as there is no direct or secondary evidence linking it to the service-connected hypertension or diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has remanded the case to consider whether a TDIU is warranted for the appeal period prior to June 30, 2015 on an extraschedular basis due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus type I, as well as his TDIU claim. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.