Diabetes decisions — 2024

Service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer is granted from August 10, 2022. Service connection for diabetes, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and DDD with osteoporosis resulting in a vertebral fracture are remanded.

Service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer is granted from August 10, 2022. Service connection for diabetes, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and DDD with osteoporosis resulting in a vertebral fracture are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus was reduced from a 40% to a 20% disability rating, but the reduction is not proper and has been restored to 40%. The Veteran also received an increased evaluation for his diabetes mellitus and was granted TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is rated as noncompensable, with a 0 percent disability rating assigned.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand. The PACT Act presumption applies.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II was a contributing cause of his fatal cholangiocarcinoma, granting service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the cases for the AOJ to adjudicate the claims of entitlement to an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for the grants of service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA from January 1, 2012, to September 10, 2019 are granted due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected COPD was granted effective September 17, 2020, which also established his need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeals of claims related to diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, valvular heart disease, thrombocytopenia, and enlarged spleen as they were not supported by new and relevant evidence. The issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, CAD, and hypertension are all found to be at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a procedural issue with the November 2020 supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The Veteran's representative will be provided another opportunity to respond.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic nephropathy with hypertension are rated. The decision includes a grant of SMC for loss of use of a creative organ but denies higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as secondary to Diabetes and/or Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Further development is needed, including obtaining medical records from Dr. S.N., scheduling a VA examination, and determining if ED is due to or worsened by the service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is rated at 20 percent, and his prostate cancer from February 1, 2009 to July 22, 2012 is not compensable.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives, including verifying the Veteran's service and possible herbicide agent exposure. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been rated at the highest available rating for his upper and lower extremities, with a TDIU granted since July 10, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of new medical evidence. The AOJ will review this evidence and consider its impact on the initial rating for diabetic neuropathy in both legs, as well as the effective dates for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following any substantially gainful employment, as he is capable of performing sedentary work.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is granted as presumed due to herbicide exposure. His sleep apnea and right hand fibroma (originally claimed as skin cancer) are denied.