Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case to schedule a VA cold injury examination and readjudicate the claim for service connection for residuals of frozen feet.

The VA has determined that the Veteran does not have diabetes mellitus and did not have it during the appeal period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed diabetes mellitus type 2 was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and specifically denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has directed that the Veteran be provided a new VA examination by a physician to determine if his hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicides and no in-service or post-service diagnosis. The Veteran was not exposed to Agent Orange during his service off the coast of Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and residuals of a back injury.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold level of severity for consideration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, and his claim is denied.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's hepatitis B, sciatica, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and psychiatric disorder (depression).

The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease of the right and left lower extremities are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an increased rating for hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II was granted. The claim for tinnitus, linked to his service-connected hearing loss, was also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an extraschedular rating for PTSD and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The case is now pending with the RO for further development.

The Veteran's diabetes requires the use of insulin, an oral hypoglycemic agent, and a restricted diet but does not require regulation of activities.,The Veteran's corrected visual acuity is no worse than 20/40 bilaterally with no evidence of any visual field impairment.

The Board found that the prior award of benefits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and diabetes mellitus was based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), and thus terminated entitlement to these benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions and denied both service connection for cause of death due to service-connected disabilities and under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange, during his service in Vietnam.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by his August 18, 2005 sigmoidoscopy and did not involve proximate cause through VA carelessness, negligence, or error. Therefore, DIC benefits based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is not service connected as it pre-existed his diabetes and was not aggravated by the latter. The VA has remanded for further development regarding the impact of a cervical spine accident on his diabetic neuropathy.

The Veteran's death and potential service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with peripheral neuropathy and renal failure as a result of herbicide exposure are being remanded due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following all types of substantially gainful occupation, but his nonservice-connected back disability limits his ability to work.