Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right foot amputation and peripheral neuropathy, have resulted in loss of use of his right foot. The Board has determined that he is eligible for financial assistance to purchase an automobile and adaptive equipment due to this condition.

The Board has denied reopening the claim of service connection for diabetes type I and remanded the issue of assigning a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's application to reopen his diabetes type I claim was not successful due to lack of new and material evidence, while the hearing loss case requires further examination.

Your claims for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and hypertension have been granted in a March 2023 rating decision. The Board has now dismissed your appeal as there are no longer any issues to consider.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is not service connected due to lack of a current disability. However, his claim for secondary service connection related to obesity and hypertension is remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions provided.

The Board has decided to remand all the Veteran's claims due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for new examinations or medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension are granted under the PACT Act. However, due to a remand for further development regarding direct service connection prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and Parkinson's disease from August 10, 2022. The Veteran was presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Guam between April 1966 and October 1967.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus, type II (DM II), both presumed due to herbicide exposure in Thailand. Service connection was denied for left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease due to concerns about the accuracy of the USS Ranger's location during a specific date. The Veteran believes he is entitled to presumptive service connection based on his alleged exposure to herbicide agents while aboard the USS Ranger.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to February 22, 2016 due to non-compliance with previous remand directives. The issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's exposure to commercial herbicides at Fort Dix, which is required by the PACT Act.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted as of June 10, 2015, due to his service-connected disabilities and employment in a 'protected environment'. The effective date for this decision is June 10, 2015.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining SSA records and any relevant private or VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, hearing loss, diabetes secondary to major depressive disorder, migraines secondary to major depressive disorder, sleep apnea secondary to major depressive disorder, and memory loss are all granted. However, the effective dates prior to February 6, 2018, for these awards have not been established.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of heart disorder, diabetes mellitus, and degenerative disc disease due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for scars on the right hand, left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy affecting the sciatic nerve, and left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy affecting the femoral nerve are all denied.

The Veteran's hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are all granted as service-connected due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.,VA has ordered additional examinations for COPD, BPH, and residuals of a stroke secondary to diabetes.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was rated at 20 percent, and his bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (femoral nerve) was each rated at 10 percent prior to August 7, 2023. Beginning August 7, 2023, the Veteran's right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were both rated at 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues regarding the rating for diabetes mellitus and its complications, including whether separate ratings are warranted. The Veteran's service-connected diabetic complications (neuropathy and nephropathy) need to be evaluated based on their earliest onset date, which is not specified in the decision.

The Board has denied an initial rating greater than 20 percent for right shoulder strain and has remanded the issues of service connection for knee disorders, OSA, diabetes, and a psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.