Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inconsistencies in medical records and need for updated examinations. The Veteran's prostate cancer is currently rated at 100% disabling, which is the maximum rating available under VA guidelines.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and ischemic heart disease based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents at Ubon RTAFB. The conditions are presumed due to their association with Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is granted service connection. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy in the lower and upper extremities is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for pancreatic cancer as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The cause of death is also considered due to service-connected pancreatic cancer.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected. The claims for diabetes mellitus, spinal stenosis, and peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and thyroid disability. The decision also dismissed the issues of service connection for hypertension and thyroid disability due to their withdrawal by the Veteran.

Service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus is granted. Service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and neuropathy of the left lower extremity are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's brain cancer and diabetes mellitus, including whether they are related to service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for depression has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, obstructive sleep apnea, and lung disability have also been reopened and granted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral glaucoma, diabetes mellitus type II, allergic rhinitis, inability to tolerate medication, and fatty liver. The Veteran's claims were remanded for further action on heart disability, hypertension rating, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims of fatigue, diabetes mellitus, spinal tuberculosis, and depression due to incomplete medical release forms and the need for updated VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to potential service connection based on herbicide exposure during Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a higher rating for diabetes mellitus, type II; service connection for hypertension and kidney disability. Additional development is needed as new evidence suggests possible association between hypertension and exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease. The decision is based on direct evidence of a link between the conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and renal disease due to a lack of concrete determination regarding their etiology. A medical opinion is needed to decide if these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, primarily diabetes and associated peripheral neuropathies, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether he is entitled to a TDIU.

The Veteran's initial higher ratings for various diabetic peripheral neuropathies and prostate cancer residuals have been granted. The claim to reopen service connection for asthma has been remanded, as well as the claims for a respiratory disability and psychiatric conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and retinopathy since September 20, 2016. The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded.