Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied a compensable rating for the linear scar on the left side of the head and headaches, residuals of acoustic neuroma (also claimed as migraines), but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further development of evidence regarding exposure to herbicides at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a dental condition, diabetes, and hypertension due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including determining whether the Veteran's ship ventured within 12 nautical miles of the Vietnam coast and obtaining additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, proliferative diabetic retinopathy (claimed as vision), and residuals of injury to the index and middle fingers. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent rating for those injuries.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's diabetes and knee pain are caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and its secondary conditions of peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities as well as left lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and total disability ratings for unemployability in certain periods.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the condition and service.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to various conditions, as the issues were remanded under the modernized appeal system.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, an eye condition, a skin condition, diabetes mellitus type 2, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a link to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, a skin condition, and a bilateral foot condition due to insufficient evidence in the file.

The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and Type II diabetes mellitus to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and diabetes mellitus, as secondary to a service-connected disability of cervical degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and bulging discs, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for primary cutaneous B-Cell lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's disease and other conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, finding that neither condition was related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and migraine, all claimed as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal is granted for readjudication of the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, as due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied a separate, compensable rating for the Veteran's diabetic nephropathy as it was not shown to be manifested by renal dysfunction or hypertension to a compensable degree.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed diabetes, specifically addressing whether it was caused or aggravated by one or more of his service-connected disabilities.