Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to incomplete records. The Veteran is asked to provide releases for relevant treatment records, including hospital records related to his psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for DMII was denied, and his PTSD was granted a 100% rating. The issue of TDIU due to PTSD is dismissed as the Veteran has already been granted a 100% rating.

The Board has ordered a new examination by an ophthalmologist to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected diabetic retinopathy. The case is remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's urge incontinence and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are not granted effective dates earlier than October 30, 2020.,Service connection for right breast cancer status post mastectomy is granted as due to herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has found pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the claims for service connection for various conditions and remanded these issues to obtain additional records, including a report of medical history from the Veteran's discharge examination.

The Board has granted service connection for DMII, hypertension, bilateral cataracts, and ED as secondary to DMII. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a failure by the Regional Office to properly assist in developing his service connection claims, including obtaining relevant medical records and unit histories. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's diffuse large cell lymphoma, diabetes mellitus, type II, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy are granted as service-connected due to herbicide exposure in Thailand. The balance disability is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus. Service connection is denied for hernia disability.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes but remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea. The decision on diabetes is not clear-cut, as it was denied based on lack of in-service diagnosis or disease.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted service connection. Service connection for diabetes is denied. A 20 percent rating is granted for left ankle tendonitis and residuals of a gunshot wound.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, type 2, as due to exposure to herbicides while serving aboard the USS Enterprise within 12 nautical miles from the shores of Vietnam.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for high cholesterol and fatty liver are granted, but denied for diabetes mellitus type 2. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, LLE and RLE peripheral diabetic neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The decision is based on presumed exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is denied as a matter of law.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, have impacted his ability to secure and follow a substantial gainful occupation at any time during the appeal period. The Board finds it necessary to remand this matter for a medical advisory opinion addressing the Veteran's functional limitations with respect to his service-connected disabilities throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's appeals regarding increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability and diabetes mellitus type II have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew all remaining issues in an Appeals Satisfaction Notice.

The Board has found that the VA medical opinions and addendum opinions obtained in accordance with prior remand directives are inadequate, and thus the case is being returned for further development.