Diabetes Board decisions

The Board granted an effective date of August 17, 2022, for the award of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and residuals of prostate cancer.

The Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes mellitus II with diabetic retinopathy and chronic kidney disease, rendered him unemployable as of April 19, 2019.

The Board denied the claims for entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C. §1151, as there was no evidence that any of the listed conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and diabetes due to new evidence suggesting potential exposure to herbicide agents, while denying readjudication of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism, as well as remanded the claims for service connection of left and right hip disabilities.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for hearing loss, but granted service connection for hepatitis B, diabetes mellitus, type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities.,The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were related to his death.

The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board denies service connection for multiple sclerosis.,The Board denies a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.,The claim of entitlement to service connection for a nose or throat condition, to include sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, is remanded.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type I, finding that the Veteran's condition manifested within one year of his discharge from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.

The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DMII), based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides near the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeals for all service connection and rating issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, high blood pressure, type II diabetes, and left ear hearing loss to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals is remanding the claims for service connection for bladder leakage, prostate issues, and diabetes mellitus, type II, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by the AOJ.

The claims are remanded to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the relevant decisions on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Vietnam War era. The claims for thyroid cancer, melanoma, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. Service connection was denied for gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes mellitus, left subclavian artery thrombus status post thrombectomy, and lumbar spine disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sinusitis were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy based on new evidence of herbicide exposure in Korea.

The veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension from August 4, 2022, but no higher. The claim for a disability rating greater than 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus was denied.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected breast cancer, but dismissed claims for a compensable rating for fibrocystic breast disease, bilateral and for service connection of diabetic retinopathy associated with diabetes mellitus type II.