Diabetes Board decisions

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, right lower extremity chronic pain, and left lower extremity chronic pain due to the claims being in the legacy system and not properly opting into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, and related effective date issues for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (claimed as peripheral neuropathy), chronic congestive heart failure, and a skin condition to conduct further development of potential toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes and heart problems as no new and relevant evidence was submitted.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s), but dismissed the appeal regarding diabetes mellitus type 2.

The appeal was dismissed as it was premature and the proposal to assign an effective date of March 1, 2023, for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was not ripe for appeal.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including shoulder, elbow, wrist, low back, knee, neuropathy, sleep apnea, heart, colon resection, skin cancer, and diabetes mellitus, due to inadequate VA examinations that did not address all relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II, to obtain an opinion that considers whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and/or back disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, and if so, whether such resulting obesity was a substantial factor in causing or aggravating his OSA and/or diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, due to a need to review the Veteran's Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) and potential exposure sources.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not show that his condition required daily insulin injections or regulation of activities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded several other claims, including those for lung nodules with COPD, coronary artery disease, back scars, low back disability, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was dismissed, while claims for kidney, heart, and lung disorders were remanded for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea, and type II diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the possibility of a nexus between the claimed disability and his acknowledged toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a medical nexus opinion and addressing outstanding records.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for hypertension, service connection for diabetes mellitus, and service connection for tinnitus due to missing evidence and potential exposure errors.

The Board denied increased ratings for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, type II, but granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, major depression, high blood pressure, and a major head injury as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.