Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Board has remanded the claim for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is related to his military service and if it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected back disability. The examiner should consider various pieces of evidence including the August 1981 certificate, September 2011 note from Dr. J.F., and the medical article indicating a relationship between spinal cord injury and adult-onset diabetes.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accident, type II diabetes mellitus, lung disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and right upper extremity neurological disorder. These claims are being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for coronary artery disease and diabetes, finding that a VA examination is needed due to potential service connection based on exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions associated with Parkinson's disease, including motor manifestations and neurological symptoms.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension have been granted due to presumptive exposure to herbicide agents in service.,Service connection has also been granted for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and/or tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus type 2 due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion and new evidence provided by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to notify error, as the September 10, 2020 Summary of the Case was returned as undeliverable and never properly re-mailed to the Appellant.

The Board has granted service connection for atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension effective January 14, 2021. The claims were based on exposure to herbicide agents during service in Guam, which is considered presumptive under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), due to exposure to toxic chemicals for an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as he is deceased.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's VR&E benefits claim is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the impact of his additional and increased service-connected disabilities on his employment capabilities. The case will be readjudicated after a new evaluation with a VRC.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities was withdrawn on December 22, 2015. The new claim was received by VA on January 4, 2023, and granted effective as of that date.

The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and effective dates due to incomplete medical records, including those from VA Community Care programs. The Veteran's right knee disability is being evaluated again, with a focus on whether it is related to her in-service knee pain or secondary to her shin splints. Effective date issues are also being addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus due to herbicide agent exposure in Thailand are granted. The PACT Act of 2022 expanded the presumption of herbicide agent exposure to all of Thailand and established hypertension as a presumptive condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request to withdraw all pending appeals.

The Veteran's unemployability was factually ascertainable by the record since September 2013, and his TDIU claim was not received within one year of this date. Therefore, the effective date for the grant of TDIU is May 4, 2017.

Your claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II has been granted, and you are now receiving a 20% evaluation starting from October 19, 2023. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has already been granted in full.