Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to his period of active duty. As such, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran is found unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD, which has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction did not have their onset in service or are otherwise related to a disease or injury of service origin. The claims for secondary service connection were also denied as there was no established primary service-connected disability.

The Veteran died from cardio pulmonary arrest due to sepsis, with end stage renal disease contributing as a secondary condition.,There is no evidence of service connection for any disability at the time of death.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to diabetes mellitus was denied as there was no pending or unadjudicated formal or informal claim prior to October 16, 2003. The Board found that the criteria for a TDIU were not met within one year of the receipt of the claim.

The Veteran's diabetes, presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, contributed substantially or materially to his death. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disorder (to include hypertension) did not manifest during service or within one year thereafter, and are not related to his active service, including his alleged herbicide exposure. As such, these claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's vocational goal was not reasonably feasible due to his refusal of an Extended Evaluation plan and inability to establish feasibility, leading to the denial of his VR&E services.

The VA denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of September 3, 2009 for his TDIU on an extraschedular basis. The Board found that prior to this date, the Veteran was still able to work due to outpatient records indicating he continued working at least part-time.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder. However, there is no direct service connection established for diabetes mellitus as it has not been clinically diagnosed during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection were granted. His diabetes mellitus was rated at 20 percent, his right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy at 20 percent effective January 21, 2015, and he was granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty and National Guard service. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for PTSD, earlier effective date for the increased rating of PTSD, service connection for diabetes mellitus (type I), and entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction as due to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The case is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying periods of active duty service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and allergies are granted as they are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for additional development to determine if it was caused by or permanently worsened by his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure and noting that there is no presumption of exposure to Agent Orange. The Board also found no continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an addendum to a previous opinion regarding whether diabetes mellitus type II had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service. The Veteran's appeal will be reconsidered after this development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to deficiencies in the medical opinion provided by the VA examiner.