Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has ordered additional development for the appellant's claims, including obtaining missing medical records and providing another VA examination to assess her right knee disability. The case is now being remanded to ensure all required development is completed.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type 2. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a multiple joint disorder is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, have rendered him unemployable for substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and diabetic peripheral neuropathy are presumed incurred in service as a result of herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II and TDIU was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal for TDIU.

The Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and proteinuria was granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent effective August 5, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) due to the need for aid and attendance of another person or on account of being housebound is REMANDED. The case will be readjudicated after obtaining necessary medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, claimed as due to herbicide exposure, is denied. The Board finds no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during active service and the Veteran does not have confirmed exposure to Agent Orange or other tactical herbicide agent within the meaning of 38 C.F.R. § 3.307 in service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, and thus grants service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2 and grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including respiratory disorder, vision disorder, back disability, sarcoidosis manifestations, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus, autoimmune disease, sleep apnea, black outs, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus requires oral agents and a restricted diet, but does not require regulation of activities. The criteria for assignment of a rating in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Board is remanding the case to consider whether the Veteran's service in Da Nang Harbor qualifies as in-country service for purposes of herbicide exposure, and to determine if he is entitled to service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus due to such exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that he is entitled to a TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by or a result of service-connected conditions, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation as he does not require regulation of activities due to medical management of his diabetes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and finds that diabetes mellitus is presumed to be related to this exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a temporary total evaluation due to treatment of his service-connected left epididymal cyst, as well as his claims for compensable evaluations for his diabetic retinopathy and hypertension. The low back strain claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his disability.

The Veteran's diabetes and peripheral neuropathy were granted, with the diabetes receiving a higher rating. The lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy was also granted but at a lower rating.