Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 manifested to a compensable degree within one year of his separation from active duty service, allowing for presumptive service connection.

The Board has dismissed all appeals due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected diabetes mellitus and major depressive disorder.

The Board has restored the 20 percent ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities and lumbar radiculopathy with diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, effective from August 1, 2020. The Veteran's symptoms have not improved under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and SMC have been granted with effective dates of November 3, 2017. The conditions were found to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated at a 10 percent effective February 7, 2021. The Board found the evidence incomplete as it did not include private treatment records and remanded for their acquisition.,For ED, DMII, IBS, and GERD, VA must obtain medical opinions under PACT Act provisions due to in-service exposure risk activities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to lack of evidence supporting a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, blood pressure disorder, and peripheral neuropathy due to potential exposure to herbicides during service. The deck logs of the USS Hammerberg and USS Ranger need to be reviewed to determine if the Veteran was in an area where presumptive herbicide exposure took place.

The Board denied service connection for rectal bleeding and polyps, finding that the condition clearly and unmistakably preexisted service and was not aggravated by it. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and diabetes mellitus to obtain further evidence regarding in-service exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disorder, OSA, diabetes mellitus type II, and kidney disorder. The appeals are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance due to lack of permanent loss of use of one or both feet, hands, or vision.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy. The evidence is at least in balance that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service due to exposure to contaminated water supply at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and OSA are granted as service-connected.,Service connection for GERD is remanded due to insufficient evidence on whether it is secondary to his service-connected conditions.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted.,Service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II is granted.,Service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for type 2 diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are granted due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, including during a training exercise near the Korean DMZ.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied, with the exception of the award of an effective date earlier than April 16, 2019 for the assignment of a 20 percent rating for diabetes mellitus (DM).,All other issues related to service connection or increased ratings have been dismissed due to lack of pending claims.

The Board has remanded the claim due to a duty to assist error regarding psychiatric disorders related to service-connected disabilities. The appellant contends that the Veteran's death was caused by his military service and/or his service-connected conditions.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted.,Service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II is granted.,Service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II is granted.

The Veteran's anemia is granted as secondary to service-connected diabetic nephropathy.,Service connection for diabetic nephropathy has been granted with a rating of 80 percent effective November 14, 2022, and 100 percent from July 20, 2023.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent prior to December 10, 2017, and the claim is denied for higher ratings based on current evidence not meeting criteria for a 40 or 60 percent rating under DC 7913.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities has been granted with initial evaluations of 10 percent each.