Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting findings regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam and his exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran needs further research to verify his testimony about traveling with the U.S.S. Paul Revere to Cam Ranh Bay and up the Mekong River.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral kidney disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service.,The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral eye disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral foot disorder, residuals of a cold weather injury affecting the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss are REMANDED.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, donor site scar, circumcision due to recurrent balanitis, and left otitis externa. The Veteran's exposure to toxic chemicals during service is being evaluated under the PACT Act.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension as related to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis prior to August 26, 2019, finding that his service-connected diabetes did not prevent him from securing or following any substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background.

The Board has vacated the January 2024 decision and granted increased disability ratings for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction (Nehmer Granted), hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and thrombosis. The Veteran also received SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Board dismissed the appeals for diabetes mellitus, type II, emphysema, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, lumbar stenosis and disc herniation with radiculopathy, and PTSD as untimely filed.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction secondary to DMII, are granted. However, the claims for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and headache disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and bradyarrhythmia due to potential exposure to herbicide agents and mustard gas in Okinawa during active duty.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, hypertension, and prostate condition due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service. VA is required to schedule TERA-specific examinations for the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 13, 2012, and a higher initial rating for voiding dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not file a formal or informal claim for service connection of voiding dysfunction prior to June 13, 2012, when he filed his claim for compensation for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and asthma but granted service connection for right ear hearing loss. The issue of pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded.

Prior to January 13, 2016, the Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities (back pain and diabetes) did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was granted service connection due to exposure risk activities during his military service. Service connection for a concussion and left knee degenerative joint disease were denied, as the evidence did not support these claims. The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder received increased ratings up until May 20, 2019, when he was granted a 70% disability rating. Other service connection requests were remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records and outstanding VA treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records and readjudicate the cases.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, asbestosis, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (ED), sleep apnea, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to lack of evidence supporting herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to February 26, 2014, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.