Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Diabetes Mellitus, Type II as secondary to his service-connected disabilities (hypertension and coronary artery disease).

The Board has granted service connection for pancreatic cancer due to the PACT Act, but remanded the issues of service connection for pancreatitis (secondary to GERD), left foot fungus (due to Gulf War environmental hazards), and diabetes mellitus type II (secondary to GERD).

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is related to his presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents while on active duty in the territorial waters of Guam. The Board finds that the Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service and grants service connection for diabetes mellitus as presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connection is established due to in-service noise exposure.,Prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type 2, and decreased vision in the left eye are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated as 100 percent disabling, and he has a combined service-connected rating of at least 60 percent for other disabilities. The Board granted an initial 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from November 2, 2016, to December 21, 2020.

The Veteran's kidney disorder, diabetic nephropathy, is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II. The claims for left hip flexor strain and left knee with synovitis are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obesity and her claimed disabilities.

The Veteran was granted TDIU effective January 1, 2011. The effective date for the grant of basic eligibility to DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is also set at January 1, 2011.,The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from January 1, 2011.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and transient ischemic attack (TIA) due to inadequate medical opinions in December 2020. The VA needs to obtain new retrospective medical opinions addressing the severity of these conditions from December 2014 to March 2016.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in 1970.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, respiratory disability, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiological disability (coronary artery disease), kidney disability (chronic kidney disease), bilateral eye disability, and stomach disability (GERD). The claims are being remanded to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents at Fort Polk.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes, sleep apnea, bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and seizures. The claims are being remanded to obtain further medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus and prostate condition to include as due to herbicide exposure has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for a skin condition to include basal cell carcinoma was not reopened.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand. The issues of left foot, right foot, left hand, and right hand muscle weakness and numbness are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment prior to April 1, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, coronary artery disease (CAD), left upper extremity neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to potential outstanding SSA records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable as of October 30, 2013. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, emphysema, arteriosclerotic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, PVD, and diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II; right lung pulmonary fibrosis; restrictive lung diseases; skin cancer of the entire body; enlarged prostate with elevated PSAs; heart disability; erectile dysfunction; stroke; hypertension; left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease; right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease; left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy; right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy; left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy; right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy; sleep apnea; and loss of use of the right arm and hand due to lack of evidence regarding herbicide exposure in Korea prior to September 1, 1967.