Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the petitions to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and heart disability due to lack of new and material evidence. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is presumed, but there was no current diagnosis or link between his conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanation of how the October 2021 MRRC request complied with prior remand directives regarding herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims on appeal can be decided. The Veteran and his representative are being given an opportunity to submit any outstanding private or VA treatment records relevant to their claims, including updated VA treatment records since the last decision in January 2018 and February 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus due to incomplete information regarding his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The Veteran is also requested to provide updated medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The Veteran's bipolar disorder, hypertension, alveolar fracture of the jaw, deviated nasal septum with scar, and diabetes mellitus are all found to have been caused by or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

Your claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II has been granted due to the PACT Act, but your appeal is dismissed as there are no further issues to be decided.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for diabetes, including the reduction of the evaluation from 40 percent to 20 percent effective July 25, 2018, has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing the appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her TRICARE records and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the cases of diabetes mellitus type II, heart disease including coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypertension due to incomplete records from the service department. The Veteran's STRs and Naval hospital records are requested.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to toxins during his honorable service period from June 1976 to February 1986. The claims will be further evaluated with an addendum opinion focusing on the time period of honorable service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include depression and anxiety.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (claimed as a blood sugar disorder) is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence has been submitted that raises the possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for OSA, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II and due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). The Veteran's claim is pending on these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ADT) and inactive duty for training (IDT).

The Veteran's tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, and coronary artery disease are granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Guam. Service connection for essential tremors is remanded as the evidence is insufficient.,Service connection for cellulitis of the right side of the face/jaw is denied.

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The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, rectal cancer, and umbilical hernia. Service connection is also granted for chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes mellitus and hypertension, as well as anemia secondary to chronic kidney disease.

The Board has denied service connection for right hand, left hand, and headache disabilities. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the remaining issues of entitlement to increased ratings for posterior trunk scar, bilateral lower extremities burn scars, muscle damage, and nerve damage due to service-connected posterior trunk scar.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active service.,PTSD, DM with ED and nephropathy, and DPN of the RLE and LLE are all granted effective from March 23, 2017.