Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and the Board has remanded them to obtain further development regarding herbicide exposure in Puerto Rico.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 12, 2012 for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus type 1 with retinopathy and erectile dysfunction is granted. The appeal to revise the February 28, 2002 and September 19, 2007 rating decisions on the basis of CUE is denied.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, skin disorder, CAD, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to potential herbicide exposure during a Saturday work detail cleaning aircraft. The PACT Act requires a VA examination and opinion regarding garrison exposure to petroleum-based products.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and therefore he did not meet the criteria for non-service-connected burial benefits. The claims were denied as there was no evidence of a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty at the time of discharge.

The Veteran's SMC at the housebound rate is granted from May 1, 2011 to August 12, 2022 due to having a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent and other disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis due to missing private treatment records. The Veteran needs to provide or authorize VA to obtain his complete private treatment records from Dr. Lyons, and a VA examiner will be consulted to address whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus related to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for a back disability is granted. The appeals for increased ratings of bilateral foot pes planus deformities, diabetes mellitus, gouty arthritis of the bilateral elbows, nephrolithiasis, and TDIU are all remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.

The petition to reopen claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disability, and left below knee amputation with left hip avascular necrosis is granted. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU effective December 15, 2016, on a schedular basis due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The extraschedular TDIU claim between April 1, 2016, and December 15, 2016, is remanded for further review.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The cervical spine disability and right upper extremity radiculopathy claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension due to new evidence received since the March 2014 rating decision. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, degenerative disc and joint disease, diabetes mellitus, and brain tumor is remanded due to the need for further development regarding her exposure history.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, type II which contributed to a motor vehicle accident that caused his death.

The Board has remanded the cases of diabetes mellitus type II and thyroid disorder for additional development to obtain clarifying opinions from VA examiners.

The Veteran's incontinence is rated at 20 percent, effective February 3, 2006. SMC at the intermediate rate between (l) and (m) is granted due to need for regular aid and attendance based on service-connected congestive heart failure. SMC at the (o) rate is granted due to blindness in both eyes with additional independent disabilities rated as 100 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the Veteran's exposure to toxic agents and the need for a VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to errors in previous decisions and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a bladder/urinary disorder has been reopened and is granted.,Effective dates have not been assigned for the earlier effective date claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of clarity in the VA addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected low back disability caused or aggravated his diabetes through obesity. The Veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes.