Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate VA examination addressing the appellant's loss of use of his bilateral lower extremities for purposes of SMC.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for lumbago of the lumbar region, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's service connection claims for arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post CABG (claimed as ischemic heart disease and heart attack), diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones), and a skin disability, to include chloracne are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction on a basis other than as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II for which service connection was granted pursuant to the PACT Act are also being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones) is being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post CABG, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones) are being granted on a basis other than as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II for which service connection was granted pursuant to the PACT Act.,The Veteran's service connection claim for skin disability, to include chloracne is being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post CABG (claimed as ischemic heart disease and heart attack), diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones), and a skin disability, to include chloracne are being granted on a basis other than as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II for which service connection was granted pursuant to the PACT Act.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including issuing a Statement of the Case (SOC) and allowing the Veteran to opt-in to the AMA system if desired.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in finding that the presumption of soundness was rebutted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is now pending and will be reconsidered with the presumption of soundness in place.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his service connection claims for diabetes, asthma, and prostate cancer. The appeals were based on a lack of new and material evidence or due to the absence of a causal relationship between the conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the Board is remanding cases related to kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and bipolar disorder.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of diabetes mellitus, heart disability, bilateral heel disability, and hypertension as they are not eligible to be adjudicated due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's October 2021 supplemental claim for service connection for diabetes was dismissed because another supplemental claim on the same issue was pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined disability rating was not sufficient to meet the criteria for a TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected conditions alone.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to April 7, 2020 for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and related peripheral neuropathies. The effective date was set at April 7, 2020.

The Board has vacated the January 19, 2023 decision and remanded several issues related to effective dates for service connection of diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of all periods of active duty, active duty for training, inactive duty for training, or operational support (ADSW and ADOS). The Veteran's representation remains unchanged.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to request verification of exposure to herbicide agents from MRRC, which could affect service connection for diabetes.

The Board has granted the claims for service connection for diabetes, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding service connection and rating issues. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, but the claims for heart disorder, prostate disorder, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, and diabetes mellitus are all remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining the curriculum vitae of the VA examiners and issuing a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, finding that the Veteran did not have service in Vietnam and there was no evidence of herbicide exposure. The disability is not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected knee disabilities and for service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart condition, and stroke residuals are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

Service connection is granted for lumbar spine degenerative disease, hypertension (based on a claim filed in June 2018), left lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to diabetes, and right lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to diabetes.,Service connection is remanded for left hip impairment and right hip impairment due to service-connected musculoskeletal disorders.