Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to October 25, 2020 is denied because he was already in receipt of a combined total schedular rating. After October 25, 2020, the Board finds that his remaining disabilities do not result in a combined 60 percent rating that would warrant special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus and separate disability ratings for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes are granted. The decision also notes that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his military service at Fort McClellan.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinson's disease due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection for accrued benefits.,Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating, diabetes mellitus type II remains at 20 percent, and nephrosclerosis/chronic kidney disease is granted a 100 percent rating effective April 12, 2019. Other claims are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new medical examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's diabetes, including any complications.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypothyroidism, prostate cancer, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities due to inadequate medical opinions regarding exposure and causation.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining relevant private treatment records for the Veteran's claimed conditions and potential TERA participation. The case is being remanded to obtain these records and prepare a TERA memorandum.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted as secondary to service-connected hepatitis C. The status of the gallbladder removal claim remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and the effective dates are set to October 13, 2010.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development of her exposure history and potential presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure. The claims will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's ED is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and/or sleep apnea. The Board has granted the claim for service connection of ED as secondary to these service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for diabetes, headaches, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea as additional development is necessary due to incomplete STRs.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran's claims of service connection for lung cancer, coronary artery disease, and diabetes. The Veteran contends that his conditions are related to exposure to jet fuel and gasoline during service aboard the USS Shangri La.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disability as secondary to service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the issue of service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus on bases other than the PACT Act is remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a disability rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, and a compensable disability rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss due to incomplete information and need for additional evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as secondary to PTSD with obesity as an intermediate step due to inadequate VA examination and medical opinion. The Veteran's contentions regarding obesity being an intermediate step in his PTSD causing or aggravating his diabetes were not addressed by the VA medical opinions.