Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed. The Board has remanded several secondary service connection claims and requests for increased ratings.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus II, BUE and BLE peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, xerosis of forearms, demodex folliculitis, and actinic keratosis due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral nerve disabilities, finding that they are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, skin cancer, diabetes mellitus, and thyroid cancer as there is no persuasive evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion from May 2023 does not substantially comply with the remand directives and requires further examination to determine if obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or secondary to diabetes mellitus, as well as whether obesity contributed to the condition.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to the lack of a current diagnosis.,The Board has remanded the claims for right ankle and right knee disabilities as well as respiratory disability (acute bronchitis) for further development.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The Board will consider these issues again after any necessary development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, dizziness/vertigo, a left lower extremity neurological disability, a sleep disability (claimed as sleep apnea), and diabetes mellitus due to additional development and to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus on a direct basis, finding no evidence of herbicide agent exposure and thus no presumption under the PACT Act. The Veteran's claim was not granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for liver disability and diabetes mellitus were reopened due to new evidence. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to environmental toxins during his military service, which likely caused or aggravated his current conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and remanded the issues of left-hand and right-hand disability (carpal tunnel syndrome). The Veteran's claims are currently under review.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus II are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and ischemic heart disease due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are presumed based on his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam supports a presumption of exposure. The Board also granted service connection for hypertension, concluding it is related to service or a service-connected condition.,Both conditions were found to be at least as likely as not caused by service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and immune thrombocytopenic purpura, finding that there is no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other toxic agents during service. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, has been reopened and granted. The issues of an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU have been remanded.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type II. The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II (DM) as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea. The examiner is requested to provide opinions on whether DM is caused or aggravated by these conditions, and if obesity played a role in causing or aggravating DM.

The Veteran's initial ratings for residuals of prostate cancer and diabetes have been granted, with the prostate cancer receiving a maximum rating of 60 percent and the diabetes receiving a 40 percent rating.