Diabetes Board decisions

The case is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the Veteran's ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and requires further review by the AOJ before a final decision can be made.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and chloracne are remanded due to potential exposure from cleaning the USS Robert L. Wilson ship in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, kidney disorder, hypertension, skeletal arthritis, peripheral neuropathy (upper and lower extremities), bilateral eye disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, open angle glaucoma, and cataracts is remanded due to the need for additional development of non-VA treatment records.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and low back disorder are granted service connection, with the PACT Act presumption. The bilateral leg disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's skin disabilities are proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions as secondary to his diabetes.

The Veteran's service connection claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and diabetes mellitus are granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his naval service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection, but his type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy are denied as secondary to the primary condition of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and the Board denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the cases due to new evidence being added to the record and the need for a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,An effective date earlier than August 31, 2010, for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease has been denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions addressing secondary service connection, specifically obesity as an intermediate step. The Veteran's SSA records are also requested.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during his military service. The Board denied the claim for DIC benefits based on the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD contributed to his death. The DIC claim remains pending.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and rating related to diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and lymph gland infection residuals with scar. The appeals were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition separate from his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for OSA, secondary to service-connected PTSD, is granted based on the Veteran's long-standing snoring and obesity history.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a lung condition is dismissed. Service connection is granted for the left arm condition, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's initial rating for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease was denied. The appeal is remanded for further consideration on service connection for a low back disability and TDIU.