Diabetes Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including respiratory issues and diabetes mellitus, due to a duty-to-assist error involving the development of evidence related to herbicide exposure.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and reopened and granted claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder, colon cancer s/p resection, and left knee condition. The claims for tinnitus, epilepsy petit mal, diabetes mellitus Type 2, and cardiomyopathy were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disability, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and a bilateral eye disability. The claims for TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and remanded issues related to a higher rating, special monthly compensation, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye condition, to include diabetic retinopathy; diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to service-connected disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step; and headaches, to include as secondary to tinnitus. The claims for left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbar degenerative disc disease were remanded.

The Board remands the service connection claims for a hypothyroid condition and diabetes due to insufficient evidence, requiring further development through VA examinations.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 27, 2021 for bladder cancer and September 23, 2021 for diabetes mellitus type II due to the Veteran's service in Thailand.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the claim of service connection for Diabetes Mellitus II (DM II) and assigned an effective date of June 24, 2022, but no earlier. The claims for earlier effective dates for other conditions were denied.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to schedule VA examinations to determine the current severity of these disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 due to a need for new VA opinions regarding direct and secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of diabetes to correct a duty to assist error, as multiple VA opinions did not provide fully adequate rationale.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and erectile dysfunction (ED) as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or their relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and right ear hearing loss, but remanded claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diabetes mellitus type II, mixed component of obstructive and central sleep apnea, and bilateral varicose veins.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral upper extremity neuropathy and an increased rating for Diabetes Mellitus has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his temporary duty in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and diabetes mellitus, type II, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 14, 2017.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headache disability, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and diabetes mellitus type II to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a skin disorder, bilateral hand neuropathy, glaucoma with severe visual impairment, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), diabetes mellitus type II, lumbar condition, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus was dismissed due to an untimely filing.