Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's obesity is an intermediate step between his current diabetes mellitus and his service-connected lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and kidney failure due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's theories of entitlement include exposure to toxic chemicals, experimental immunization, and Agent Orange exposure.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on your claims as they are no longer pending.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence supports readjudicating the claims for diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and heart disability. The AOJ must now adjudicate these claims based on this new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus, type II with hypertension and diabetic retinopathy was denied. The Board also granted a rating of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II with hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction from November 17, 2021.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to secondary service connection. The case is returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding his exposure to herbicides and the need for a VA medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence within one year of final decisions, and because the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's hypertension and arteriosclerotic heart disease are service-connected, with the latter being secondary to the former.,The cause of death is attributed to bilateral pneumonia and congestive heart failure, which were related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at 100% effective from the date of his January 30, 2023 supplemental claim. The other service connection claims are remanded.

Service connection for hypertension is granted.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity and left upper extremity is denied.,Effective dates for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities (right and left) are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are granted with an effective date of May 26, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and SMC are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective January 21, 2020. The Board denied an earlier effective date.,The Veteran was granted eligibility for DEA benefits effective January 21, 2020. The Board denied an earlier effective date.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all listed conditions due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment due to his education and occupational experience.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II were granted effective August 10, 2021.,Erectile dysfunction was also granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records, particularly those from Community Care providers and non-VA providers received by the VA but not associated with the claims file.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy affecting the sciatic nerve, as well as his diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, were denied. The Veteran is not entitled to higher ratings for these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation on account of loss of use of a creative organ was also denied.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the March 15, 2021 VBA letter rejecting your request for Higher-Level Review is not an appealable decision.