Diabetes Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD with neurocognitive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus type 2 as there is no evidence of a relationship between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder alone prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and an effective date of November 9, 2019, for the award of a TDIU is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sinus disability to include sinusitis and remanded several other claims related to respiratory, prostate, sleep, colon, esophageal, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shoulder, foot, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction due to a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder alone prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and an effective date of November 9, 2019, for the award of a TDIU is granted.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities effective June 23, 2012, and denied a higher disability rating for diabetes mellitus with mild renal insufficiency. Special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance was also granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, to include as secondary to claimed herbicide exposure, due to a need for further development of the record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus as secondary to hypertension for a new VA opinion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and hypertension to obtain additional medical opinions due to inadequate previous examinations.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, onychomycosis, prostate cancer, and generalized anxiety disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes and ischemic heart disease to obtain additional evidence regarding exposure to herbicides.

The claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and entitlement to TDIU are remanded due to non-compliance with previous Board remand instructions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a lumbosacral spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and right leg sciatica as they are not related to active service or any incident of service. The Veteran's service-connected bilateral shin splints did not cause or aggravate these conditions.

The Board granted effective dates of August 31, 2015 for coronary artery disease and January 11, 2010 for diabetes mellitus and hypertension. A 70 percent disability rating was also granted for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for higher disability ratings for multiple service-connected conditions to correct a duty to assist error, requiring current VA medical examinations.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DM-II), right lower diabetic neuropathy of legs and feet, and left lower diabetic neuropathy of legs and feet based on new and relevant evidence.