Diabetes Board decisions

Your service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been granted and you are currently receiving a 20% rating. This appeal is dismissed as the issue of service connection for this condition is no longer before the Board.

The Veteran's right and left radial nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.,Higher ratings for the Veteran's right and left radial nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip disability, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, steatohepatitis (fatty liver), testicular cancer, and prostatitis. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of symptoms during active duty service and VA medical opinions supporting a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for diabetic retinopathy was denied as there were no incapacitating episodes and the visual acuity did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus (type II), lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need to address other toxic exposure theories not previously considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection awards of diabetes mellitus type II, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy. The claims were based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during service in Thailand, but no such exposure was conceded.

The Board granted service connection for arterioslerotic heart diseases, diabetes melitis type II, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction with specific evaluations. The effective date is August 10, 2022.

Your claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II has been fully granted, and the issue is now moot.

The Veteran's depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II, secondary to asthma with pulmonary sarcoidosis, is remanded.

The Board has granted the appellant's request to readjudicate her claim for DIC benefits, but denied her request for an earlier effective date. The effective date remains February 24, 2012, as per VA regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 15, 2024. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as his education and work history indicated he had the physical and mental ability to obtain and maintain such employment.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer was granted effective December 13, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected metatarsalgia of the left foot. The decision resolves the benefit of doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, and chloracne have all been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and will consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's initial rating for diabetes mellitus is granted at a 40 percent level, effective September 21, 2003. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty-to-assist and service connection determinations. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized non-VA medical expenses related to paramedic treatment on December 9, 2019 is granted. The Board found that the condition was a service-connected disability (diabetes mellitus) and that seeking immediate emergency care was reasonable given the patient's unresponsive state due to low blood sugar.

The Veteran's initial rating for DMII is granted at 40 percent. The Veteran's CAD receives a 100 percent rating beginning November 1, 2023. Secondary service connection is established for fatty liver disease and atrial fibrillation.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and his in-service exposure to radiation. The claim will be reconsidered with this new information.