Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, as it is related to the Veteran's back injury during active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as there is no evidence showing in-service injury or disease that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, type 2 are remanded due to lack of evidence regarding herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received, but the specific details of the exposure basis remain unclear.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus do not render him completely unemployable, as he can engage in sedentary and light to moderate physical activities.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, is granted service connection based on herbicide agent exposure during basic training. Service connection for breast cancer is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service. The initial rating for bilateral pes planus remains at 0 percent.

The Veteran's diabetes and coronary artery disease are presumed to be related to his service in Vietnam. The Veteran's death was caused by colon cancer, with significant contributions from his diabetes.

The Veteran's claim for type II diabetes mellitus is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The lumbar spine disability claim is remanded as new evidence has been submitted, but a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the condition.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability and type II diabetes mellitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's eye condition is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, but needs further clarification on whether it is caused or aggravated by the diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim of a higher disability rating for diabetes mellitus type 2 is remanded due to unresolved issues regarding the severance of service connection.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 20, 2014 for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to diabetes mellitus. The earliest pending claim was received on that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for various conditions, including a chronic physical disability, colorectal cancer, diabetes mellitus, and psychiatric disabilities. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed again.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, left breast removal, right breast removal, and hemochromatosis are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II was denied as there is no probative medical evidence that indicates the hypertension disability caused or aggravated his current diabetes.,The Veteran's increased rating claim for hypertension since April 13, 2015, was denied due to lack of probative evidence showing worsening after the June 2015 VA examination.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for heart condition, prostate cancer, skin disorder (claimed as skin discoloration), and type II diabetes mellitus, all of which were claimed to be due to herbicide agent exposure. The appeal was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including VA treatment records from March 2018 and thereafter. The AOJ must review this evidence before readjudicating his claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grants.

The Board found new and material evidence for some claims but denied them based on lack of service connection criteria, while others were granted due to reopening the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was incurred during his period of active service and granted service connection for this condition.