Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded multiple claims for service connection due to the need for additional evidence and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus due to herbicide agent exposure is granted.,Service connection for hypertension (claimed as hypertension with high cholesterol) is granted pursuant to the PACT Act.,Service connection for sleep apnea is remanded.,Service connection for a disability manifested by tremors, to include Parkinson's disease, is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, and renal failure due to a lack of evidence showing exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard the USS Catskill.

The Board has remanded the claims for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus due to a duty-to-assist error in determining when the Veteran served near the Korean DMZ. The AOJ is instructed to clarify the dates of service, determine the proximity of Camp Baker, Camp Coiner, and Paju, Korea to the Korean DMZ, and assess whether the Veteran's duties were 'in or near' the DMZ.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and its secondary effects on the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to a lack of in-service event, injury, or incurrence relating to his current diagnoses.

Service connection is granted for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's bladder disorder, status-post bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy, shortness of breath, sleep apnea, GERD, erectile dysfunction, and renal deficiency are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a scar secondary to a left hip knife wound, diabetes mellitus, back pain, right and left leg disabilities, falls (claimed as poor balance), residuals of traumatic brain injury prior to October 28, 2021, and TDIU prior to October 28, 2021.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection due to inadequate reasons or bases in previous decisions. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to assess his peripheral neuropathy and psychiatric conditions, and to provide information regarding stressors related to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that the Veteran did not have a disease or injury related to service and that there was no evidence of continuous symptoms since separation from service.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for thoracic muscle sprain with degenerative disc disease and service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board's decision denied reopening of claims for diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and cause of death. The denial was vacated due to the failure to respond to a request for an extension of time.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an in-person VA examination for diabetes mellitus type II, and the need for a medical opinion on whether it is secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD), a lumbar spine disability, a respiratory disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, and an eye disability are not supported by the evidence. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran's exposure to herbicide agents at Fort McClellan is related to his conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and heart disease were not incurred during service.,His degenerative neck disease did not manifest in or shortly after service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The left shoulder disability, diabetes mellitus, right and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, tinnitus, and ischemic heart disease all had their respective ratings either denied or not met the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's diabetes, right and left lower extremity neuropathies, hypertension, and malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma are being remanded due to potential herbicide agent exposure during service. The Board will seek verification of the Veteran's reported exposure at Kadena Air Base or refueling stops in Guam.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted for the period starting August 10, 2022, due to presumed exposure under the PACT Act. Prior to this date, service connection is denied.

The Veteran's death was caused by cardiopulmonary arrest, with DM as a contributing condition. Service connection for the cause of death is granted due to herbicide exposure. Accrued benefits and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted service connection. Service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy (left and right lower extremities) is remanded.