Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete consideration of the veteran's claims, including a need for medical opinions and issuance of an SOC.

The veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus, which he claims is due to exposure to herbicides. The case has been remanded for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found that the veteran's current symptoms are related to his active duty service. The claim for secondary coronary artery disease due to diabetes mellitus is also granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Korea and finds that diabetes mellitus type II is related to this exposure, granting service connection.

The veteran's disabilities, including right hip disability and diabetes, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for VA pension purposes due to their combined rating of 40 percent. The RO assigned ratings based on each individual condition under the appropriate diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and skin cancer of the right hand due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange. The December 2003 decision denying service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus is final.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to an effective date of January 9, 2001 for his service connection claim for diabetes mellitus due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne is granted. The initial evaluations for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction are maintained at 20%.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder, stomach ulcer, and diabetes mellitus with peripheral artery disease and pernicious neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerotic heart disease are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and service connection for various conditions, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing under 38 U.S.C.A. ¶ 2101(a).

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his inability to use an electric scooter, walker, or cane as a normal mode of locomotion.

The veteran's initial ratings for diabetes mellitus, PTSD, cervical spine DJD, right shoulder DJD, and left shoulder DJD were denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage criteria for a TDIU, but he is not able to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his medical conditions. The case is REMANDED to obtain updated treatment records and conduct an examination to assess the impact of his disabilities on his employability.

The case is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence, and further development is required before a decision can be made.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. His diabetes mellitus was rated at 20 percent, his heart disability prior to September 26, 2007 was rated as noncompensable, and since then has been rated at 30 percent. Service connection for a right shoulder disorder was not granted.

The VA determined that the veteran's Type I diabetes mellitus, with its associated complications of impotence, nephropathy, and retinopathy, warrants a 20 percent evaluation.

The Board denied all of the veteran's service connection claims, including diabetes mellitus, back disability, allergies, hepatitis, hemorrhoids, and epilepsy.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for diabetes mellitus or back disability.