Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA psychiatric examination, and issuing a Statement of the Case regarding the earlier effective date for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for PTSD and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a comprehensive diabetes mellitus examination. The TDIU claim is also deferred pending resolution of the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's diabetes requires insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities. Episodes of hypoglycemia requiring paramedic care have occurred but not met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam or Korea, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure on Johnston Island. As a result, service connection for diabetes mellitus cannot be established.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with dermopathy, erectile dysfunction, and cataracts is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the condition does not meet criteria for a higher rating as it does not require regulation of activities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service records need to be verified for periods of active duty in Vietnam. Additionally, a VA physician is requested to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's heart disease and diabetes hastened his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbar strain, diabetes mellitus type II, right hip condition, and scars from a shell fragment wound of the right lower extremity with retained foreign body, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, which has been granted.

The Veteran is appealing the effective date of his service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, which was granted in November 2008. The Board has determined that this case must be remanded to address a claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a previous denial of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II was denied, and his claim for an effective date prior to March 23, 2011, for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was also denied. The Board found that the Veteran's DM II requires management with oral hypoglycemic agents and a restricted diet but not insulin or regulation of activities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to evaluate his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, which he claims is related to herbicide exposure during his tours in Guam. The Board has ordered additional development to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current level of disability associated with his diabetes.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The Veteran will also be provided with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, as well as an opinion regarding his ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides during his service and thus no basis for presumptive service connection. The Court vacated this decision and remanded it back to the Board.

The Veteran's nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, associated with his diabetes mellitus, does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under VA's rating criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, combine to render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment since April 6, 2015. His diabetes requires regulation of dietary activities but not restriction of physical activities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various diabetic neuropathies and other conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a grant based on direct exposure to herbicides or presumptive service connection due to his Korean service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran and his representative. The issues of rating PTSD and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability are being reviewed.