Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right foot conditions, including his diabetic foot ulcer, hammertoes, hallux abducto valgus, and pes planus. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date of October 24, 2019 for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was granted. The claim for earlier effective date prior to October 24, 2019 for obstructive sleep apnea was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus are related to service, specifically his exposure to asbestos. The VA is instructed to obtain an adequate VA opinion on this issue.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for kidney cancer, diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to morbid obesity and kidney cancer, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to morbid obesity due to the need for further development. The Veteran's claims are not supported by evidence that his conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the case to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama in 1979 and to obtain an opinion on the etiology of his DM II.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to an incomplete record, specifically missing private treatment reports from Kaiser dated since 2017.

The appeal for a TDIU is dismissed as moot because the Veteran has been assigned a 100 percent rating, which meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and medical opinions. The issues of aid and attendance are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the service connection issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 9, 2023. The evidence did not show that his service-connected conditions precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder did not cause or contribute to his current hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for amputation above the left and right knees secondary to service-connected Diabetes Mellitus, Type II has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

Service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Thailand.,Service connection for diabetic neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is denied.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease of the bilateral lower extremities, both associated with diabetes mellitus type II. The claims for peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease of the bilateral upper extremities were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypothyroidism, and peripheral neuropathies of bilateral lower and upper extremities have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.,The Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The rating for bilateral hearing loss in excess of 10 percent is denied.

The Board denied the Appellant's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of a diabetic ulcer disability and also denied her request for a higher rating. The earliest possible effective date was found to be January 21, 2021.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding in-service exposure and continuity of symptoms.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of headaches, diabetes and glaucoma due to procedural issues and the need for additional medical examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether one or more of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn caused his diabetes.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and erectile dysfunction, but remanded claims for type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine.