Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations related to his diabetes, PTSD, and TDIU claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and TDIU are pending.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic retinopathy has resulted in no decrease in visual acuity or other visual impairment, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable initial disability rating.

The Board found no evidence of a service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and concluded that the Veteran's current diagnosis is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II with associated conditions is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for hypertension.

The Board found that an effective date prior to May 13, 2009 for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus is not warranted due to lack of a valid claim filed within one year before this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, thus denying his claim for a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and psychotic disorder, cervical spine disability, low back disability, tinnitus, shell fragment wound scars, hemorrhoids, and left ear hearing loss, result in painful, limited motion that impairs his ability to perform employment of both a physical and sedentary nature. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these disabilities prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the Veteran's esophageal and base of tongue cancers, as well as his coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation, were not related to his service. The appellant's leukoplakia in-service was considered unrelated to these later diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed service-connected due to herbicide exposure. The claims for peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine their relationship to service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection has been granted for the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to withdraw his appeal for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus. The Board also determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim of service connection for status post basal cell carcinoma of the left cheek, which is related to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at 40 percent for the entire rating period. The Board also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial rating for type II diabetes mellitus is currently 20 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to determine if he requires restrictions on strenuous activities due to his diabetes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge from the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no higher ratings granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is service-connected due to herbicide exposure in Thailand. His peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is also service-connected as secondary to his diabetes. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was first diagnosed during service and is considered to have started in service, granting the claim for service connection.