Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and the nature and etiology of his diabetes. The Veteran is also seeking service connection for sleep apnea, which may be related to obesity caused by his right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted, with effective dates of March 13, 2017. The SMC claim was denied.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for obesity, OSA, DM, hypertension, and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to new and material evidence. The appeals are granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure and insufficient evidence to establish a link between the condition and military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient VA opinions addressing his exposure to hazardous chemicals and herbicide agents during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral foot condition are related to or aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and right knee disability were denied in previous rating decisions. The claim for DM II was remanded.,New evidence received since the last denial does not relate to the unestablished facts of these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and associated conditions, became effective on February 3, 2006.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and inextricably intertwined issues. The claims include lichen planus, type II diabetes, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for prostate condition, diabetes mellitus, type II, and kidney cancer due to potential herbicide exposure during service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain VA treatment records, determine if the Veteran was exposed to a TERA (herbicides or other), provide a TERA examination with opinion, and readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is granted a 40 percent evaluation for the entire period on appeal, resolving all doubt in his favor.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus and hypertension secondary to service-connected PTSD due to inadequate opinions regarding aggravation.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, Type II; an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and insomnia); alopecia; tension headaches; and hypertension due to deficiencies in VA's duty to assist and inadequate examinations.

The Veteran's DMII and hypertension were granted service connection due to in-service herbicide agent exposure.,Her glaucoma, sleep apnea, lung condition (including COPD and asthma), GERD, breast cancer, IBS, endocrinopathy, hypothyroidism, tinnitus, blood clots, heart condition, and bilateral hearing loss were all remanded for further development due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, poor eyesight (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus), erectile dysfunction (claimed as secondary to a service-connected condition), hypertension, and kidney damage (secondary to hepatitis C).

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and remanded the cases of hepatitis C, erectile dysfunction, PTSD, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, and he has additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more. Therefore, the Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's asthma and allergic rhinitis have been granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to toxic exposure in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during the Gulf War.,Diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic neuropathy, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic back pain are all remanded for further review.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure during service that would support presumptive service connection.