Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include as due to exposure to herbicides or other chemicals, is being remanded for additional development including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining updated treatment records.

The Veteran seeks service connection for right hearing loss and tinnitus. He also claims hypertension and diabetes mellitus as due to exposure to Agent Orange.,The Veteran seeks service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy as secondary to prostate cancer. He also seeks a higher rating for prostate cancer, including urinary incontinence and the need for absorbent materials.,Service connection is granted for hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's prostate cancer warrants a 40 percent disability rating since September 1, 2008.,The Veteran seeks an increased rating for PTSD. He also seeks TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was first manifested during active duty and is therefore granted service connection. The claims for hypertension and diabetes mellitus are remanded as additional VA treatment records may be needed to substantiate the claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be of sufficient severity to preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and the claim for a TDIU is granted.

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than December 14, 2007 for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is not warranted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a low back disorder, bilateral leg disorder, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral hearing loss was denied.,No current right or left leg disability was found. The Veteran has been granted service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records from VA facilities, private medical providers, and SSA.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus and finds that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus type II, as it is presumed due to in-service exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, hypertension, and an involuntary movement disorder were denied as there was no showing of continuity of symptomatology or a nexus to service. The Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is not presumed due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, irritable bowel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction, are not shown to be of such severity so as to preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA medical records and providing a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's disabilities are caused by or complications of his diabetes mellitus. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development and adjudication of his service connection claims for major depressive disorder, hypertension, carotid artery constriction, and left leg and ankle disabilities. The case will be readjudicated after these issues are resolved.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, defective vision, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction due to herbicide exposure. The conditions were not found to be related to active duty service or presumed due to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, arthritis, a bilateral knee disability, and a bilateral eye disability. The decision also addressed his claim for TDIU but did not specify its outcome.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and providing an opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU were denied. The Veteran was not granted service connection for squamous-cell carcinoma of the left foot due to lack of chronicity in service or continuity of symptoms post-service. Service connection for diabetes mellitus with hypertension and nephropathy, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, he is not entitled to an additional allowance for dependents as L.C., his purported spouse, was not legally divorced from him.,L.C. held herself out publicly as the Veteran's common law wife from approximately 1997 through 2006, but there has been no legal documentation confirming their divorce.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and reopening of a claim are to be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and to schedule him for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his erectile dysfunction and any lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations. The Veteran is also advised that failure to appear for an examination could result in denial of his claim.