Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO due to incomplete medical records and a need for another VA opinion regarding whether his left foot disability was caused by inappropriate or inaccurate medical care at the VAMC.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including diabetes mellitus and its complications, are not related to service or exposure to Agent Orange. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for compliance with instructions set forth in a Joint Motion. The claim will be readjudicated after obtaining an addendum opinion from Dr. DJN regarding whether the service-connected diabetes mellitus required regulation of activities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his diabetes mellitus, type 2.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus, Type II is being remanded due to the need to obtain VA treatment records and schedule a medical examination.

The Veteran's initial ratings for diabetes mellitus and headaches were granted, but the appeals for higher ratings are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and hypertension have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, and thus denied this claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during active duty service and its incurrence or aggravation during service may not be presumed. The evidence did not show sufficient information to verify the Veteran's allegation of herbicide exposure in Germany.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for proliferative diabetic retinopathy of the left and right eyes with juxtafoval cystoid macular edema and cataracts is being remanded due to insufficient evidence to rate his vision disorder.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer have been denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, is being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence and a VA examination.

The Board has granted reopening of the claim for service connection for right foot disability. The Veteran's missing teeth are not considered compensable due to their replacement by dentures after service, and his diabetes mellitus is not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in acquiring specially-adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type 2. As such, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or chronically aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's specific phobia of rats, which developed during service and is related to his exposure to rats in the Dominican Republic, has been granted service connection. Service connection for DMII has also been granted as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to conflicting medical evidence and incomplete records. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetic retinopathy remains on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and determining whether his brain tumor qualifies for presumptive service connection.