Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for stomach cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, PAD, heart disease and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident was denied. The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran having these conditions during or as a result of his military service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and traumatic brain injury have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder and lightheadedness.,Service connection for these conditions is based on the evidence showing that they were caused by or aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder and lightheadedness.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as it is not etiologically related to service and is not proximately caused or permanently increased in severity by the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome. The Veteran's depressive disorder was found to have most closely approximated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2 did not manifest during service or within one year following discharge and is not otherwise related to active service. The temporomandibular disorder was rated as 10% disabling.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus, as well as his increased ratings for hypertensive heart disease and hypertension. The claim for TDIU is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy due to exposure to Agent Orange are denied as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during his service in Thailand.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus was denied. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding whether the USS Taluga was pierside in Vung Tao during the Veteran's service, and if so, whether this qualifies as herbicide exposure. The claim will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus was proximately aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and ensuring proper consideration of all submitted evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus and did not find any other issues warranting a higher initial rating or service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. His right leg PVD was rated at 20 percent prior to September 2011 and 60 percent thereafter, his left leg PVD was rated at 20 percent prior to September 2011 and 60 percent thereafter, his erectile dysfunction is rated noncompensably (0%), and his bilateral nuclear cataracts and open angle glaucoma are each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's TDIU claim was not listed as an issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and PTSD, as well as diabetes mellitus type II, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection based on direct service connection criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding service connection for coronary artery disease and reopening claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD.

The Veteran seeks service connection for gout, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus. He also seeks TDIU benefits. The Board has determined that additional development is needed in both issues.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of performing the physical and mental acts required for employment, considering his education and occupational experience.

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostate cancer.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. He seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus, higher ratings for depressive disorder and ischemic heart disease, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, diabetes mellitus, retinopathy, knee and back disorders, hypertension, genitourinary issues, skin conditions, arthritis, traumatic brain injury, fibromyalgia, Reiter's syndrome, autoimmune disorder, hand and elbow disorders, and kidney problems. The decision also denied a temporary total rating for convalescence purposes due to right thumb fracture.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to the absence of a current diagnosis of PTSD. The Board found that the VA examiner's opinion, based on review of the claims file and discussion of DSM-IV criteria, determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.