Diabetes decisions — 2023

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and a heart condition. The claims are being remanded again due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The claim must be further evaluated with an addendum opinion addressing causation and aggravation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder, heart disorder, and diabetes mellitus. The issues include seeking service connection for these conditions on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's increased rating claims for right ear hearing loss, diabetes, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (ED), bilateral cataracts, and peripheral neuropathy have been denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to August 5, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as he did not have a current disability. The claims for diabetes, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy were granted with effective dates prior to the date of receipt of his claims.,The Veteran's sleep disorder and headache disorder claims are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left femur fracture residuals, and diabetes mellitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from October 1, 2013 to February 22, 2021. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claim for service connection for PTSD has also been granted. However, the claim for service connection for deviated septum was previously established in an August 2019 rating decision and is therefore dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further evaluation due to a possible worsening of the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy since their last examination.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes and remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of PTSD, as well as the TDIU claim are being remanded due to incomplete medical records. The VA is instructed to obtain all relevant treatment records from private healthcare providers and VA facilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses of prediabetes and diabetes mellitus controlled by diet. A VA examination is needed to clarify the nature of the Veteran's condition.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the Veteran's ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and requires further review by the AOJ before a final decision can be made.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and chloracne are remanded due to potential exposure from cleaning the USS Robert L. Wilson ship in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, kidney disorder, hypertension, skeletal arthritis, peripheral neuropathy (upper and lower extremities), bilateral eye disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, open angle glaucoma, and cataracts is remanded due to the need for additional development of non-VA treatment records.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and low back disorder are granted service connection, with the PACT Act presumption. The bilateral leg disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's skin disabilities are proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions as secondary to his diabetes.

The Veteran's service connection claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and diabetes mellitus are granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his naval service.