Diabetes Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, a presumptive disability based on herbicide exposure, and also granted service-connected burial benefits.

The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, urinary incontinence, residuals of gallbladder removal, gout, low back disability, and a TDIU prior to April 20, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus as further development is needed to address the Veteran's reports of onset and progression of symptoms during periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and headaches, but denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, Type II and remanded the claims for higher ratings for sciatic neuropathy, femoral neuropathy, PTSD, TDIU, SMC, and DEA benefits.

The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma, Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), and kidney failure secondary to DMII based on in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, kidney dysfunction, and hearing loss due to lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or nexus to service.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for hypothyroidism with adjustment disorder with depressed mood and an earlier effective date of January 14, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral cataracts associated with hypothyroidism.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as a TDIU claim.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The issue regarding diabetes mellitus, type 2, was remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of both lower extremities, and kidney disease, all as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted readjudication of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure and his stroke, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, bladder cancer, or prostate cancer.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and atherosclerotic heart disease to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain new medical opinions regarding their etiology, specifically whether they were aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis on a direct basis, but denied service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and diabetes mellitus, type II as secondary to PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities. The claims for service connection for an eye condition, vertigo/dizziness, GERD/reflux, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right wrist degenerative joint disease, left wrist degenerative joint disease, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, a right foot condition, a left foot condition, and a right achilles tendon/ankle condition were denied. The claims for service connection for hypertensive heart disease/high blood pressure, sinusitis, headaches, allergic rhinitis, and a skin condition were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for fibroids and diabetes mellitus, type II, as due to exposures at Fort McClellan.

The appeal for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is remanded for a new medical examination and opinion.