Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, and his other service-connected disabilities combined to at least a 60% rating. SMC based on statutory housebound status is granted as of April 21, 2015.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been presented to readjudicate the claims for service connection for a heart condition, diabetes, prostate cancer, and a left foot condition. The claims are being remanded for further consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a stroke, finding that it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM).

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are granted as service-connected.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, ischemic heart condition, and hypertension is remanded due to potential exposure to herbicides or chemicals during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were previously denied due to lack of evidence linking his conditions to his military service. The Board reopened the claims and granted them based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a statement indicating he walked around the perimeter of the base in Thailand where he served.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant the readjudication of your claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, shin splints, and diabetes mellitus. Your tailbone condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the severance of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II. The issues of polyneuropathy right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and tinnitus are denied. The Veteran's hearing loss rating remains at 30 percent.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no evidence of an in-service onset and the current condition is not related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes, diabetic neuropathy in all four extremities, hypertension, kidney cancer, and thyroid cancer are granted. Service connection is also granted for loss of use of the left foot due to diabetic neuropathy.

The Board has denied the Veteran's increased rating claims for diabetes mellitus, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty error in providing notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the RO.

The Board has restored service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities involving the femoral nerve.,The appeal regarding the proposed reduction and discontinuance of SMC at housebound rate is dismissed.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The heart disability claim is remanded due to a lack of adequate medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, bilateral leg condition, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and heart condition due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's dental claim remains denied.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for lung cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), and diabetes mellitus on the basis of presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service near the Korean DMZ.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues related to his psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, bilateral shoulder disorders, and diabetes. The VA is required to provide examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's IHD is rated at a maximum of 60 percent effective October 5, 2020.,Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits was established as of the same date.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and loss of use the lower extremities as secondary to prostate cancer due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted due to exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam and the presumptive link between diabetes and such exposure.