Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's service in Guam and his heart problems. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of death under the PACT Act, which expanded the presumption of herbicide agent exposure to service in Guam between January 9, 1962 and July 31, 1980.

The Veteran's follicular lymphoma and diabetes mellitus are granted as service-connected due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of diabetes mellitus and hypertension for further development and adjudication due to a lack of compliance with previous remand orders.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disease (coronary artery disease), hypertension, residuals of stroke associated with diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity, and right foot amputation of two toes have been granted due to new and material evidence. The Veteran is presumed to be exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Korea.,The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have also been granted due to new and material evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including obesity as an intermediate step. The most persuasive evidence of record weighed against finding that the Veteran's diabetes was proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, urinary bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not establish that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam or its offshore waters.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's diabetes type I, including whether it is related to service. The issues of service connection for both diabetes type I and high blood pressure are being remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II is granted. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as due to PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and now requires the Director, Compensation Service, to consider whether a TDIU should be granted on an extraschedular basis prior to May 30, 2019.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension have been granted. The case is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated groundwater, environmental and chemical toxins, asbestos, and lead.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, Parkinsonism, and essential tremors. The Board has dismissed these appeals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies are denied as there is no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents/Agent Orange in Vietnam or on the USS Ranger. The claimed disabilities were not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is remanded due to a duty to assist error. A VA medical opinion is needed to distinguish between service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and high sugar or diabetes mellitus. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.,There is no credible evidence of a current diagnosis of arthritis of the low back within one year of discharge from active duty, nor any evidence of continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his active duty in Vietnam.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension were denied as not service-connected.,Service connection was denied for all three conditions due to a lack of evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal of high cholesterol is dismissed. The appeals for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension are remanded.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM II) was caused by the VA-prescribed prednisone for his sarcoidosis. The Board found that this event was not reasonably foreseeable and granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and diabetes mellitus type II as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after the Veteran's military service, and they are not otherwise related to his service.

The Veteran's total combined disability rating remains at 60 percent after the grant of a 10 percent evaluation for hypertension, as his other service-connected conditions do not warrant an increase in the overall rating.