Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is remanded due to a development error regarding his alleged exposure to Agent Orange and service in the Korean DMZ. Further verification of these claims is needed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, treatment records, and verification of his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic nephropathy, PTSD, diabetes mellitus with retinopathy, cervical sprain, tinnitus, right and left knee degenerative joint disease, pes planus, and left eardrum surgery residuals, preclude him from engaging in gainful employment consistent with his education and experience. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of 90 percent.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's lumbar sprain with degenerative disc disease prior to June 24, 2019, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter remains remanded for additional development.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is remanded for addendum opinions regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is remanded for addendum opinions regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right upper extremity, and right lower extremity are remanded for addendum opinions regarding their etiology.,The Veteran's neuropathy of the left lower extremity is remanded for addendum opinions regarding its etiology.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, heart condition, type II diabetes mellitus, chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea as the evidence did not show these conditions were related to service or any presumptive exposure.,There is no credible evidence showing that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's left below knee amputation was at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his undiagnosed manifestations of diabetes (or 'pre-diabetes') at the time of the left below knee amputation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to errors in the duty to assist and insufficient evidence for adjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus were denied because the new evidence submitted did not show a nexus between his conditions and service, specifically due to the lack of herbicide exposure in Okinawa.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus were denied because the new evidence submitted did not show a nexus between his conditions and service, specifically due to the lack of herbicide exposure in Okinawa.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a finding that he was precluded from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to September 6, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus were denied because the new evidence submitted did not show a nexus between his conditions and service, specifically due to the lack of herbicide exposure in Okinawa.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus and its secondary condition, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, was granted with effective dates of July 6, 2010, and December 22, 2015 respectively.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents and insufficient medical opinion supporting a link between the condition and service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including bilateral hearing loss, heart disability, neurological disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and PTSD. Additional medical opinions are needed regarding the relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for diabetic nephropathy with hypertension, TDIU rating, and DEA benefits.,The Veteran's kidney function was noted to have decreased significantly from 2010 onwards, leading the VA examiner to conclude that his diabetic nephropathy with hypertension began around this time.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease (CAD), erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to incomplete medical opinions and potential outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service, particularly regarding herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for continued Chapter 31 VR&E services due to the severity of his service-connected physical and mental disabilities, which rendered achievement of a vocational goal not feasible.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted. However, his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes began during his honorable period of active service from March 25, 1985 to November 7, 1989 and grants service connection for diabetes.