Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is service connected due to exposure to herbicides during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a VA examination to determine the relationship between his current hearing loss, tinnitus, prostate disorder, skin disorder, and diabetes mellitus and service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran met the minimum criteria for schedular TDIU prior to November 1, 2012 and was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board finds that evidence for and against the claim is at least in approximate balance.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate reasoning in the previous VA opinion regarding its relationship to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II with hyperlipidemia and bilateral iliac stenosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including arteriosclerotic heart disease, right knee disability, tailbone disability, lumbar spine disability, and diabetes mellitus, type II, have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for reopening a previously denied claim or establishing service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, due to exposure to herbicides was denied. The issue of an increased disability rating for asbestosis remains unresolved.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy affecting his lower extremities and resulting in loss of sensation, have rendered him unable to use his feet for driving. As a result, he is granted financial assistance for the purchase of an automobile with adaptive equipment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and finds that he currently suffers from diabetes mellitus, type II. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus had its onset during his active military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the Veteran's claimed Agent Orange exposure and service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred during service and is not presumed to have been incurred due to his diabetes. The Board found no causal relationship between the two conditions.,Erectile dysfunction, secondary to Type II diabetes mellitus, has been granted as a separate condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus with bilateral cataracts are pending.

The Veteran died from acute myocardial infarction, with diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure as significant contributing conditions. The service-connected disabilities (kidney stones and hearing loss) did not contribute to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining or retaining employment, consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and grants service connection for erectile dysfunction on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling a TDIU examination.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease were not service-connected at the time of his death, and thus could not be considered as a cause of death.