Diabetes Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including ischemic heart disease with coronary artery disease, Type II diabetes mellitus, and Parkinson's disease, effective from October 20, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for Non Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with macular edema secondary to diabetes mellitus and denied the claims for a right shoulder condition, right upper extremity neuropathy, and skin cancer.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and increased ratings of 10 percent were granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and tinea versicolor, while denying a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations.

The Board granted an effective date of October 7, 2014, for coronary artery disease and January 6, 2020, for diabetes mellitus Type II. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus type 2, as the Veteran's condition required one or more daily insulin injections and regulation of activities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cardiovascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, GERD, and diabetes mellitus type II due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error with regard to the October 2023 VA examinations and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for several disabilities, including left thumb, left wrist, right hip, back, and sciatic nerve conditions, but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for diabetic nephropathy beginning February 1, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, both presumed to be due to exposure to certain herbicides during the Veteran's service in South Korea.

Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, due to cirrhosis of the liver, is granted.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and neurocognitive disorder, but remanded other claims related to diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, left ankle disorder, chronic fatigue, prostate cancer residuals, erectile dysfunction, and more.

The Board remands the claim for further development, specifically to determine whether the Appellant is considered the surviving spouse and to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, headaches, and a psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for coronary heart disease and diabetes type II under the PACT Act due to presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a kidney transplant, and a liver transplant. The issues of service connection for a bilateral eye disability and hypertension were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or asbestos, and the conditions did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type I, as there was no evidence that his condition required hospitalizations or twice monthly visits to a diabetic care provider.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, flat feet, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and a kidney condition due to inadequate medical opinions and missing evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, pleural effusion with smooth pleural thickening, diabetes mellitus, type 2, right-sided tremors, and left-sided tremors due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.