Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from July 25, 2018 to April 17, 2019. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound, thus SMC based on aid and attendance is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy were denied as the evidence did not show moderate or severe incomplete paralysis involving sciatic nerve.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of heart disorder and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 70 percent from January 14, 2020. The Board has remanded the case for further consideration.,Prior to January 14, 2020, the Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for his right shoulder disability under Diagnostic Code 5201.

The Board has determined that the claims must be returned to the AOJ for further development and consideration, including assigning separate disability evaluations for each service-connected condition and ensuring proper application of rating criteria. The AOJ is also required to arrange for a VA examination to assess the severity and manifestations produced by each disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II for further development regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Muenchiler, Germany.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's military service and his condition.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic nephropathy alone rendered him unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation from October 15, 2010, forward. The combined effects of his service-connected disabilities also precluded employment from August 2, 2004, to October 14, 2010.

Service connection for DM and IHD is granted based on the PACT Act, effective August 10, 2022. Service connection for CKD, peripheral neuropathies of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are also granted as secondary to service-connected DM.,The nephrolithiasis claim remains pending and will be remanded for a VA examination.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is granted as presumed due to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his heart conditions, which led to his death. The VA is instructed to obtain updated treatment records and provide a medical opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was granted service connection as it resulted from his active duty service and continuity of symptoms since separation.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and diabetes mellitus were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment for PTSD, nor required regulation of activities or hospitalization for diabetes.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus due to incomplete treatment records from VA facilities. Updated records are needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been reopened and is granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity have all been reopened and are granted.

The Board has remanded the cases due to conflicting service records and the need for further investigation into the Veteran's overseas assignments.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease, finding that the Veteran's duties placed him on or near the base perimeter at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand. The COPD appeal was dismissed as withdrawn. Service connection is also granted for other conditions related to these two disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case again due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA medical opinion. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is being reviewed for possible secondary service connection to his major depressive disorder and obesity, which may be related to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral cataracts has been withdrawn. The Board granted a TDIU effective from December 10, 2014 to July 18, 2022.,Effective from July 18, 2022, the Veteran is in receipt of a combined disability rating of 100 percent due to his service-connected disabilities.