Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically related to the Veteran's alleged in-service exposures. The AOJ is required to research the Veteran's exposure records based on his allegations of herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus, type II is being remanded due to the need to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error by obtaining non-VA treatment records from his primary provider.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and hypertension, effective August 10, 2022. Additionally, the Board has granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, also effective August 10, 2022.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the claimant, and no service connection is granted for any condition.

The Board has found that the February 2021 VA examination is inadequate for determining whether the Veteran's diabetes requires regulation of activities, and thus remands the case to schedule a new examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision impairment is related to his active service and remands the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether any of his diagnosed eye conditions had their onset during service or are otherwise causally related.

The Veteran's TBI has rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, requiring hospitalization or nursing home care if not provided by his spouse. The Board granted a higher level of SMC(t) for the residuals of his TBI.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and will consider service connection for diabetes mellitus on the merits. A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type I and/or type II, existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension. The claims of service connection for left knee condition and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, nose bleeds, sleep apnea, bilateral foot rash, and a vision condition due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran was exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service.

The Veteran's rating for diabetic nephropathy was reduced from 60 percent to noncompensable effective April 12, 2017. The Board found that the reduction was improper and restored the 60 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining relevant private treatment records and providing an updated medical opinion to rate the severity of the appellant's diabetes mellitus and associated neuropathies.

The Veteran's diabetes type 2 is granted as secondary to his service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete STRs and personnel records, as well as potential errors in duty to assist. The issues are intertwined with his back disability.

The Veteran's left shoulder condition and bilateral hearing loss claims are denied. His tinnitus claim is granted, as is his sinusitis claim due to exposure in Southwest Asia.,His diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral hearing loss claims require additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia, morbid obesity, asthma bronchial, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and major depressive disorder are all denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury in service that could be linked to these conditions.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia and morbid obesity are also denied because these conditions are not recognized as disabilities for VA benefits purposes.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to insufficient evidence of regulation of activities as advised by medical providers.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not show regulation of activities due to the condition.