Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing. The issues of service connection are related to secondary herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS with subclinical PTSD is rated at 70 percent and his TDIU claim is granted. Service connection for DM2 remains pending as the appeal does not address this issue.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on appeal were denied as his service-connected diabetic neuropathy did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating codes.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II was initially manifested during his last period of active service and is attributable to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his residuals of a low back injury, have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment. The decision is in favor of granting TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was denied as he has not been diagnosed with the condition at any time during or prior to the pendency of his claim.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeals.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, notifying the Social Security Administration (SSA), and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing due to his request for one.

The Veteran is currently in receipt of SMC at the rate equal to subsection (m) based on the loss of use of both legs due to service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities with additional disability (service-connected bronchial asthma) independently ratable as 100 percent disabling from August 20, 2009. The Veteran's claims for higher levels of SMC under 38 C.F.R. � 3.350(f)(3) and 38 U.S.C.A. � 1114(o) have been denied.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have ischemic heart disease or diabetes due to in-service herbicide exposure, as he never served in Vietnam and there is no evidence of such exposure. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her father's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a new opinion on the Veteran's employability and his VA Vocational Rehabilitation file.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private medical records, an evaluation by a vocational rehabilitation specialist to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities, and consideration of the provided opinions.

The Board found that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The psychiatric disorder claim is referred to the RO for adjudication.

The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected spondylolisthesis warrants a 20 percent rating since April 1, 1996.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of brainstem stroke is granted, and his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, type II were denied by the Board.,Coronary artery disease is currently rated at 30 percent, while diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at 20 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions were not shown to be related to her military service.