Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including a claim for TDIU.

The Board granted an effective date of April 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for hypertension and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus. Bilateral hearing loss was also granted service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a right wrist disability, chronic cough disability, and diabetes mellitus, type II as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or etiological relationship to active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, Type 2 to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities.

The Board restored the 10 percent rating for maxillary sinusitis and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, type II, right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and left hip arthritis due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in or near the Korean DMZ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and various ratings, as new evidence was not found to be relevant.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for anxiety and diabetes mellitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and others.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support an earlier date of entitlement or a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and sleep apnea to readjudicate them based on new evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between his bilateral knee disabilities and the development of obesity, which may have contributed to the onset of diabetes.

The appeal for increased ratings and other benefits related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before any claims were finally adjudicated.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for diabetes, hypertension, and prostate cancer to correct a duty to assist error related to notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and hypertension. The Board also denied an initial compensable evaluation for a right upper arm burn scar and a right hand scar, as well as a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.