Diabetes Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with major depression, pituitary microadenoma benign neoplasm with migraine headaches, and asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with assigned ratings of 70%, 50%, and 30% respectively. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic neuropathy of both lower extremities, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions and missing records.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, spinal stenosis and IVDS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The carpal tunnel syndrome claims were remanded.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed as the Veteran's surviving spouse cannot raise new issues after the Veteran has passed away.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension as a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error requires an adequate medical examination.

The Board found that new and relevant evidence was not submitted, and denied the claims for service connection for a left leg gunshot wound, diabetes mellitus (DM), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and hypertension (HTN).

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, and lung cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and prostate cancer, as no claim was received between January 2019 and January 2024.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus type 2 and granted service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as a secondary condition to the diabetes.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of January 16, 2002, for the grant of service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and residuals of prostate cancer.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding it to be causally related to the Veteran's active duty military service.

The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, hypertension, and Type II diabetes mellitus associated with herbicide agent exposure.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia and denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for Type II diabetes mellitus, 10 percent for right lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and 10 percent for left lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The lumbosacral strain claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disease including myocarditis and pericarditis, hypertension, and pancreatitis as secondary to alcoholism due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. Service connection was also granted for left ear hearing loss and arthritis of the left hand on a direct basis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for left eye glaucoma, right hip arthritis, prostate cancer, a right foot disability, urticaria, chronic pain of the bilateral lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DMII), and trigeminal neuralgia.

The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease with CAD, diabetes mellitus type 2, left below knee amputation with left hip avascular necrosis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the Veteran's service-connected status post left leg amputation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, plantar fasciitis, sleep apnea, vision disorder, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis due to untimely filings or lack of a valid appeal.