Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded several claims related to the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, including evaluations in excess of certain percentages, effective date determinations, and TDIU issues. The specific reasons for remand include inadequate analysis of symptomatology and evidence regarding the severity of the conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Korea, which is presumed due to his service-connected DM.

The Board has remanded the case for clarification on whether the Veteran participated in a TERA related to his MOS of radio telephone operator, and for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's urinary disorder. The issues include service connection for diabetes (presumptive under PACT Act), bilateral eye disorder (cataracts), and urinary incontinence.

The Board has remanded the claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diabetes, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to incomplete development regarding the Veteran's exposure history.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions, including BPH, basal cell carcinoma, diverticulosis, fibromyalgia, lumbar spine disability, diabetes mellitus, and neurological disabilities of the lower and upper extremities, were denied as not supported by service connection.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were granted higher ratings, with the neuropathy receiving a 40% rating since November 17, 2021.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and an eye disability due to new evidence added to the record since previous decisions. The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension is being reviewed de novo as new and material evidence was submitted. Eye disabilities are also being remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus due to potential exposure to asbestos, contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and other theories. Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to these substances during his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of death, specifically related to potential exposure to toxic chemicals during service.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), right foot diabetic neuropathy, and left foot diabetic neuropathy has been denied.,The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the grant of service connection in a previous decision.

The Veteran is granted TDIU from March 6, 2017 to March 19, 2021 due to service-connected disabilities. He is also granted SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the issues of bilateral lower extremity claudication, diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, lumbar strain, and osteosclerosis was dismissed due to a failure to timely file a VA Form 10182 with respect to the February 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, CAD, diabetes mellitus type II, and related peripheral neuropathy have been granted. Erectile dysfunction is also service-connected.,Additional issues of service connection for depression and PTSD are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted service connection based on herbicide exposure. However, his benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) prostatitis does not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence linking it to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted in 2012, but the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate because his service-connected disabilities combined to be less than 60% disabling.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on the current manifestations of these conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease are granted as presumptively related to service due to the PACT Act. The claims for direct service connection or secondary service connection remain pending.

The Veteran's claim for total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) since March 1, 2007 was denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU.