Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to exposure to herbicide agents during service and the need for further development under VA M21-1 Manual.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and thus grants a TDIU rating.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The decision is based on a medical opinion that supports the causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected diabetes and his current obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after the February 2020 SOC and additional development is required, including obtaining SSA records and a VA medical opinion on secondary service connection for obesity.

The Board has granted service connection for heart disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.,Peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities is secondary to type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a heart condition, and Diabetes mellitus type II. The claims were decided on the merits as there was no presumption of exposure to herbicide agents or other specific conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of diabetes mellitus, headaches, hypertension, kidney stones, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and right elbow condition. The Veteran's service connection claims are remanded to allow for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing VA medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and cataracts have been granted. Service connection is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Korea.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction and onychomycosis is currently rated at 20 percent. A separate 10 percent rating for a skin disability associated with diabetes mellitus, type 2, has been granted. The matter of entitlement to TDIU from June 15, 2018 is denied.

Your claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II has been granted in a previous rating decision, and you have now withdrawn your appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed. The Board has remanded several secondary service connection claims and requests for increased ratings.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus II, BUE and BLE peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, xerosis of forearms, demodex folliculitis, and actinic keratosis due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral nerve disabilities, finding that they are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, skin cancer, diabetes mellitus, and thyroid cancer as there is no persuasive evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion from May 2023 does not substantially comply with the remand directives and requires further examination to determine if obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or secondary to diabetes mellitus, as well as whether obesity contributed to the condition.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to the lack of a current diagnosis.,The Board has remanded the claims for right ankle and right knee disabilities as well as respiratory disability (acute bronchitis) for further development.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The Board will consider these issues again after any necessary development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, dizziness/vertigo, a left lower extremity neurological disability, a sleep disability (claimed as sleep apnea), and diabetes mellitus due to additional development and to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.