Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to an inadequate examination based on unsubstantiated assertions of Vietnam-era service and Agent Orange exposure. A new records-based examination is required, focusing on whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is related to his service in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, hypertension, a heart disorder (atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease status post CABG), right knee amputation, and left knee amputation all related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete development regarding herbicide exposure and peripheral vascular disease. The Veteran's claims are pending.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes as there is no competent evidence that the Veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of diabetes.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral open angle glaucoma is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The examiner must consider and discuss relevant lay and medical evidence, including a Mayo Clinic article.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for a TDIU for the period beginning October 19, 2023, as it was fully granted. The claim is remanded to consider whether entitlement to a TDIU during the one-year lookback period prior to October 19, 2023, is warranted on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes are granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides in the Korean DMZ. Service connection for erectile dysfunction is also granted as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer. However, asthma cannot be linked to herbicide exposure and thus denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that new and relevant evidence did not support readjudication of these claims. The TDIU claim was also denied as the Veteran's single service-connected condition (hiatal hernia) did not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand. Service connection is denied for skin cancer as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the eligibility criteria for financial assistance in acquiring an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as his disabilities do not result in loss of use of one or both feet.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for individual unemployability and Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status is denied due to the lack of a schedular rating meeting the criteria for TDIU or permanent total disability.,The Veteran does not meet the schedular criteria for a combined 60 percent rating prior to September 2, 2022, which would be required for an effective date earlier than that date.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no one has requested substitution for the Veteran.

The Veteran's chest pain and dizziness are found to be related to his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. Service connection is granted for these conditions, while diabetes and hypertension are denied as not being caused or aggravated by any service-connected disability. The sinus disability, to include sinusitis, is also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected insomnia disorder caused his obesity, which in turn led to diabetes. Therefore, the Veteran's diabetes is granted as secondary to his service-connected insomnia.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence indicating possible exposure to toxins during service, and a need for medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and that exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, and basal cell carcinoma, all of which are found to be caused by the Veteran's exposure to environmental toxins in service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's MOS during his period of ACDUTRA in 1960 was auto paint helper, and the Board will determine if he was exposed to TERA by virtue of this MOS.

The Board has denied the appeal challenging the reduction of the Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus rating from 60 percent to 20 percent, effective May 1, 2023. The evidence shows improvement in ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. No one has requested substitution for the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) and sleep disturbances, as well as dismissed her claim for service connection for a right knee condition. The decision also denied her requests for restoration of a 20 percent evaluation for RLE radiculopathy and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the same condition.