Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension due to new evidence received since the March 2014 rating decision. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, degenerative disc and joint disease, diabetes mellitus, and brain tumor is remanded due to the need for further development regarding her exposure history.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, type II which contributed to a motor vehicle accident that caused his death.

The Board has remanded the cases of diabetes mellitus type II and thyroid disorder for additional development to obtain clarifying opinions from VA examiners.

The Veteran's incontinence is rated at 20 percent, effective February 3, 2006. SMC at the intermediate rate between (l) and (m) is granted due to need for regular aid and attendance based on service-connected congestive heart failure. SMC at the (o) rate is granted due to blindness in both eyes with additional independent disabilities rated as 100 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the Veteran's exposure to toxic agents and the need for a VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to errors in previous decisions and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a bladder/urinary disorder has been reopened and is granted.,Effective dates have not been assigned for the earlier effective date claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of clarity in the VA addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected low back disability caused or aggravated his diabetes through obesity. The Veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a total disability rating due to PTSD was denied. The Board found that the September 2007 denial of service connection for PTSD became final, as the Veteran did not appeal it within one year. The earliest effective date for service connection is March 23, 2010.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left eye glaucoma and diabetes mellitus, type II. The appeals are granted to this extent only.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to be service connected due to herbicide exposure. Secondary service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is also granted as these conditions are proximately due to his diabetes.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and coronary artery disease due to potential exposure to herbicides during active duty. The PACT Act requires VA to conduct development in accordance with its procedures.

Service connection is granted for fibromyalgia, headaches, and a respiratory disorder (sinusitis, rhinitis). Service connection is denied for diabetes mellitus type II.,Service connection is remanded for deviated septum, chronic fatigue, sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DM) as it does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, with the effective date being September 24, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant due to her lack of blindness, loss or use of both hands, severe burn injury, and an inhalation injury resulting in total disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined ratings did not meet the schedular requirements and that there was no evidence of an inability to perform sedentary employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements and failure to apply the requirements of 38 U.S.C. § 1116B(a)(2) regarding presumptive service connection for those who served in or near the DMZ from September 1, 1967 to August 31, 1971.