Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding his need for aid and attendance or housebound status, specifically related to his service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran did not have any benefits due and unpaid at the time of his death, as no claims were pending. Therefore, accrued benefits are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and renal dysfunction are granted on a direct basis prior to August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development and evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so incapable of performing the activities of daily living that he requires care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment. The Board has granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's cause of death is not related to service-connected conditions, and the Board finds that his pancreatic cancer, hypertension, and diabetes are not caused by or aggravated by exposure to Camp Lejeune water contamination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him helpless or in need of regular aid and attendance, thus denying his claim for special monthly compensation based on housebound status or permanent need for aid and attendance.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to his service-connected bilateral flat feet condition, with obesity acting as an intermediate step.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's representative elected direct review.

The Veteran's PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, and his other service-connected disabilities combined to at least a 60% rating. SMC based on statutory housebound status is granted as of April 21, 2015.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been presented to readjudicate the claims for service connection for a heart condition, diabetes, prostate cancer, and a left foot condition. The claims are being remanded for further consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a stroke, finding that it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM).

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are granted as service-connected.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, ischemic heart condition, and hypertension is remanded due to potential exposure to herbicides or chemicals during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were previously denied due to lack of evidence linking his conditions to his military service. The Board reopened the claims and granted them based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a statement indicating he walked around the perimeter of the base in Thailand where he served.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant the readjudication of your claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, shin splints, and diabetes mellitus. Your tailbone condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the severance of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II. The issues of polyneuropathy right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and tinnitus are denied. The Veteran's hearing loss rating remains at 30 percent.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no evidence of an in-service onset and the current condition is not related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes, diabetic neuropathy in all four extremities, hypertension, kidney cancer, and thyroid cancer are granted. Service connection is also granted for loss of use of the left foot due to diabetic neuropathy.

The Board has denied the Veteran's increased rating claims for diabetes mellitus, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty error in providing notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the RO.