Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's claim of service connection for gout, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion addressing whether diabetes caused or aggravated gout.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was caused by his service-connected pancreatic cancer and chemotherapy, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as being related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a medical examination.

The Veteran's fatigue, joint swelling, and chronic joint pain are presumed to have been incurred during his service in the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are all granted. However, there is no current diagnosis or residuals of skin cancer, and the Board finds that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy are related to his service-connected diabetes.

The Board found that the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is causally related to his in-service military stressors and granted service connection for PTSD. The heart disease was not linked to service, but the erectile dysfunction secondary to medications for PTSD was also granted.

The Veteran's claim for additional special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1) was denied as he does not meet the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o).

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney condition and granted it. Service connection was also granted for diabetes mellitus, type II, due to herbicide exposure. The claims for left lower extremity amputation as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II; right lower extremity amputation as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II; and an eye condition as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II are also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new VA treatment records received after the March 2015 supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's death from pancreatic cancer was not caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The medical evidence does not support a link between the two conditions.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death, but denied the claim due to lack of entitlement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, coronary artery disease (CAD) status post stent placement, and diabetes mellitus type II, are sufficiently incapacitating to result in unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and meningioma have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and the conditions are not related to service.

The Board will review the claims for service connection for cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 based on all available evidence, including new medical records from the Danville VA Medical Center.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for an extra-schedular evaluation for diabetic retinopathy is being remanded due to the need to address a service connection claim for cataracts secondary to diabetes mellitus. The issue of service connection for cataracts has been referred back to the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The specific issues of service connection are not addressed as they are not about service connection at all.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinion and missing VA treatment records. The Veteran died from acute coronary insufficiency, which may be related to service.