Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, diabetic nephropathy, and peripheral neuropathies have been granted service connection due to herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition was denied, but the appeal is reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection for this condition remains denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a duty to assist error and further development is required.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable prior to August 9, 2011. The Board finds that the evidence does not show any single disability preventing the Veteran from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, diabetes, and bilateral hearing loss are granted service connection. The right knee and left knee disabilities remain pending for further review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, ischemic heart disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes), have caused him to require the aid and attendance of another person for his activities of daily living. The Board has granted entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and Parkinson's disease are granted as presumptively related to his military service due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for neurological impairment in the right and left lower extremities due to Parkinson's disease and type II diabetes mellitus were denied as they were received more than one year after separation from service, making February 13, 2013 the earliest effective date.

Service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer is granted from August 10, 2022. Service connection for diabetes, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and DDD with osteoporosis resulting in a vertebral fracture are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, degenerative joint disease of the right hand, and degenerative joint disease of the left hand were denied as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus was reduced from a 40% to a 20% disability rating, effective September 1, 2019. The appeal for an increased evaluation and the propriety of the reduction were both granted.

The Veteran's ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy affecting the sciatic and femoral nerves in both lower extremities were restored from July 1, 2020.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and MDD, contributed to his suicide, granting service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of diabetes mellitus was dismissed due to their death.

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 initial claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus with bilateral diabetic retinopathy is being remanded due to the need for additional medical nexus opinions regarding his service-connected eye conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, back disability, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and bilateral cataracts.,There is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease related to the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and tinnitus, as well as his requests for special monthly compensation (SMC) under certain provisions of the law, were all denied by the Board. The decision found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or SMC based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for a dental disability is dismissed as the service-connected condition was severed in a November 2021 rating decision.,The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for OSA has been granted. The matter is dismissed as there is no further jurisdiction over this claim.,Service connection for dizziness or vertigo is granted, with the Board finding that it is secondary to his service-connected sinus disability and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.,The claims for fatigue and throat disabilities are remanded due to a failure to obtain TERA examinations as required by the PACT Act.,Service connection for DM and HTN are remanded due to a failure to provide an adequate opinion on whether these conditions are secondary to service-connected psychiatric and/or frontal bone mass disabilities.,The claim for memory disability is remanded due to a failure to provide an adequate opinion on whether this condition is aggravated by service-connected psychiatric and/or frontal bone mass disabilities.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at 20 percent and denied a higher rating.,Both the left lower extremity femoral nerve and sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathies are rated at 20 percent and denied a higher rating.