Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a total disability rating due to PTSD was denied. The Board found that the September 2007 denial of service connection for PTSD became final, as the Veteran did not appeal it within one year. The earliest effective date for service connection is March 23, 2010.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left eye glaucoma and diabetes mellitus, type II. The appeals are granted to this extent only.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to be service connected due to herbicide exposure. Secondary service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is also granted as these conditions are proximately due to his diabetes.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and coronary artery disease due to potential exposure to herbicides during active duty. The PACT Act requires VA to conduct development in accordance with its procedures.

Service connection is granted for fibromyalgia, headaches, and a respiratory disorder (sinusitis, rhinitis). Service connection is denied for diabetes mellitus type II.,Service connection is remanded for deviated septum, chronic fatigue, sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DM) as it does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, with the effective date being September 24, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant due to her lack of blindness, loss or use of both hands, severe burn injury, and an inhalation injury resulting in total disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined ratings did not meet the schedular requirements and that there was no evidence of an inability to perform sedentary employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements and failure to apply the requirements of 38 U.S.C. § 1116B(a)(2) regarding presumptive service connection for those who served in or near the DMZ from September 1, 1967 to August 31, 1971.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy have been granted initial evaluations of 40 percent each throughout the entire appeal period.,The Veteran's thrombosis and cerebral arteriosclerosis (claimed as stroke and transient ischemic attack) associated with diabetes mellitus, type II, has been granted an initial temporary 100 percent rating for six months.

The Veteran's right and left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy have been rated improperly, and the ratings are restored.,The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been rated appropriately.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability, other than diabetic retinopathy with dry eye syndrome or pinguecula, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability resulting from in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and aerophagia due to insufficient medical opinions obtained in May 2021. The Veteran's appeal is based on secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and bilateral nuclear sclerotic cataracts are being remanded due to the failure to furnish a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for diabetes mellitus. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions and a need for further examination regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus, including exposure claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for type II diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye disability (excluding nuclear sclerosis), coronary artery disease, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinion evidence regarding their etiology. Additional development is required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board has determined that further development is needed to verify potential exposure to environmental toxins at Fort McClellan, including PCBs, TCE, asbestos, radioactive compounds, chemical warfare agents, or other toxic substances.