Diabetes decisions — 2024

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), right foot diabetic neuropathy, and left foot diabetic neuropathy has been denied.,The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the grant of service connection in a previous decision.

The Veteran is granted TDIU from March 6, 2017 to March 19, 2021 due to service-connected disabilities. He is also granted SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the issues of bilateral lower extremity claudication, diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, lumbar strain, and osteosclerosis was dismissed due to a failure to timely file a VA Form 10182 with respect to the February 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, CAD, diabetes mellitus type II, and related peripheral neuropathy have been granted. Erectile dysfunction is also service-connected.,Additional issues of service connection for depression and PTSD are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted service connection based on herbicide exposure. However, his benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) prostatitis does not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence linking it to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted in 2012, but the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate because his service-connected disabilities combined to be less than 60% disabling.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on the current manifestations of these conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease are granted as presumptively related to service due to the PACT Act. The claims for direct service connection or secondary service connection remain pending.

The Veteran's claim for total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) since March 1, 2007 was denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus due to herbicide agent exposure is remanded as there are outstanding treatment records that need to be obtained, and a VA examination should be conducted to clarify the presence of these conditions.

The Veteran's left and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy have been granted increased ratings of 40 percent effective from the dates specified.,Service connection for a left hip disability secondary to bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes mellitus, has also been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings are remanded due to a lack of updated medical records and inadequate previous examinations. The Veteran is seeking increased disability ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and associated peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II, did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to September 8, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure and insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between his current condition and service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and type II diabetes mellitus were not incurred in service, and the Board denied these claims.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hernia or low back disorder that is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer residuals, coronary artery disease, and diabetes on a presumptive basis due to herbicide agent exposure during active duty at Fort Gordon.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder. The decision finds that the Veteran's anxiety disorder aggravated his diabetes beyond its natural progression.