Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient reasoning in previous decisions and a need for clarification regarding whether the Veteran's obesity, which may be linked to his service-connected prednisone use, is a substantial factor in causing or aggravating his hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, hypertension, diabetes, and sleep apnea have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,VA is required to provide a VA examination or medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and diabetes mellitus due to insufficient evidence in their favor. The Veteran will need to undergo a VA examination or telehealth interview to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's type I diabetes mellitus is at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as his current disability is not proximately due to, or the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability was denied as his current disability did not originate in service or within one year of discharge therefrom.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to TDIU due to the complexity of the issues and the need for additional development, including consideration of whether the Veteran may be entitled to special monthly compensation based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, a bilateral ankle condition, a back condition (including sciatica and low back pain), obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral cataracts secondary to diabetes mellitus.,Service connection was not granted for any of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA treatment records related to the Veteran's diabetic retinopathy.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and dental trauma as the January 2022 decision granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II with a rating of 20% effective April 13, 2020. The claim for dental trauma was denied due to lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been granted. The claims for service connection for Liver Condition and Heart Condition have been remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that it was caused by obesity, which in turn was caused by his major depressive disorder. The reasonable doubt created by this relative equipoise in the evidence must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent, while his coronary artery disease (claimed as heart condition) is rated at 30 percent. The TDIU claim is also pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's obesity, resulting from his service-connected ankle and knee disabilities, caused or aggravated his sleep apnea, type II diabetes, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's DMII with erectile dysfunction and nephropathy is currently rated at 40 percent, effective October 12, 2022. A separate 40 percent rating for voiding dysfunction has been granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for scar of the left little finger, service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and new and material evidence for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia) due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding no evidence of in-service disease or injury that caused these conditions. The Veteran's claims were also not supported by continuity of symptomatology after discharge.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension are granted on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act.,Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and cataracts of both eyes are remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies were rated at 20 percent for the entire period from January 27, 2017. The right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathies were each rated at 40 percent from September 30, 2020 to the present.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory and stomach disabilities, as well as type II diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.