Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors and requires additional examination opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his diagnosed diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II and hypertension, both presumed to have developed due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for Parkinsonism was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a back condition, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type 2, and various musculoskeletal disorders. The appeal of the claims for a back condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for multiple heart disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathies, bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and aortic abdominal aneurysm are being remanded to obtain additional VA medical records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions associated with herbicide exposure are denied as they were not based on additional official service department records, and the effective date is April 1, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus II, ED, hypertension, and a bilateral knee condition as they are not related to the Veteran's active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II to the AOJ for a pre-decisional hearing notice and readjudication.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, scars, diabetes mellitus type II, left thumb tenosynovitis, dermatitis, and tinnitus have all been denied.,The effective date for the award of service connection for IBS has been dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board has found a duty to assist error and is remanding the case for further action, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and chronic myelogenous leukemia due to a duty to assist violation regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Fort Lee.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability from February 22, 2021, through February 22, 2022, and an earlier effective date of February 22, 2021, for the grant of eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion and failure to obtain outstanding medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for borderline diabetes and impaired fasting glucose, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's diabetes was aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.

The Board remands the matter to address the Veteran's complaint of shortness of breath and whether it is related to diabetes mellitus, as well as to obtain additional medical records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding his periods of active service, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The AOJ is instructed to verify these periods and issue a memorandum detailing them in the Veteran's file.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus type II, and coronary arteriosclerosis (variously characterized as coronary artery disease) due to a lack of VA treatment records from the ADT period during the Veteran's Reserve service.