Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to incomplete information from VA examinations. The examiner is asked to provide detailed opinions on whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of extremities, preclude locomotion without assistive devices, and affect balance and propulsion.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma are presumed to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's right and left upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer are granted due to herbicide exposure. The claim for hypothyroidism is denied as it did not manifest during service or be related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knees, skin condition, heart disability, hypertension, and diabetes due to potential service connection based on exposure to toxic chemicals at Fort McClellan. Further development is needed as VA failed to obtain necessary medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetic neuropathy, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the evidence showing his unemployability due to these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hydrocephalus, diabetes mellitus type II, incontinence, left shoulder pain, and low back disability due to a lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for high cholesterol, pre-diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperplasia of prostate, vascular graft infection, right upper extremity deep venous thrombosis of leg and chronic limb ischemia, left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and peripheral arterial occlusive disease, left upper extremity deep venous thrombosis of leg and chronic limb ischemia, left upper extremity peripheral vascular disease and peripheral arterial occlusive disease, thrombocytopenia, and abdominal aortic aneurysm have been remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, primarily the lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, IHD, and PTSD, have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since November 1, 2013. The Board has granted TDIU for this period.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and potential service connection for cause of death. The Veteran's diabetes and hypertension are noted, but further medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II are granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.

The Board denied readjudication of the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of new and relevant evidence. Service connection was granted for diabetes mellitus type 2, prostate cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to prostate cancer.

The Board denied readjudication of the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of new and relevant evidence. Service connection was granted for diabetes mellitus type 2, prostate cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to prostate cancer.

The Board denied readjudication of the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of new and relevant evidence. Service connection was granted for diabetes mellitus type 2, prostate cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to prostate cancer.

The Board denied readjudication of the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of new and relevant evidence. Service connection was granted for diabetes mellitus type 2, prostate cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to prostate cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for thyroid disorder secondary to diabetes mellitus and a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes, claimed as hypoglycemia is reopened. The case is remanded for further development regarding hearing loss and bilateral cranial nerve damage.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability, restrictive lung disease, and diabetes mellitus. The Board found no evidence to support these conditions as being related to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and hypertension, as well as his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus. The appeals were based on direct evidence of current disabilities without any presumption or secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the condition and active duty service.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to PTSD. The issues of service connection for obesity, bilateral eye disorder, and headaches are remanded.