Diabetes Board decisions

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for PTSD and depression, but denied service connection for DMII, hypertension, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, impotence, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral claudication/superficial femoral artery disease.

The Board denied higher ratings for diabetic paralysis of the sciatic nerve, right and left, but granted earlier effective dates for service connection. The Board also remanded an issue regarding a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a respiratory disability, as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the appeals for diabetes mellitus type II and lower extremity diabetic neuropathy were withdrawn. The claim for a low back disorder is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded claims for high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus, type 2 due to duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for service-connected CAD and denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for asthma and granted higher initial ratings, earlier effective dates, or SMC in some cases while denying them in others.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before it could be adjudicated.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and prostate cancer was withdrawn by the appellant's authorized representative, and these issues are dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a right eye disability, diagnosed as cortical cataract and diabetes mellitus, type II with cataract, finding that the Veteran's current right eye diagnoses were caused by his service-connected DM2.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of this condition.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran was also awarded special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II based on new and relevant evidence showing a current diagnosis of DM II related to gestational diabetes diagnosed during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, as there was no evidence of a diagnosis of DM II during or in proximity to the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability on a secondary basis, obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis, psychiatric disorder on a secondary basis, diabetes mellitus type 2 (diabetes) on a secondary basis, and hypertension on a secondary basis.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating and service connection due to an error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for diabetes mellitus, left and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and higher ratings for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left leg with fractured tibia and fibula, injury to muscle group XII, shortening of the leg, damage to the peroneal nerve, radiculopathy, and diabetic neuropathy, but granted an initial 20% rating for right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for bradycardia, denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, and denied an increase in the staged ratings assigned for diabetes mellitus, type II.