Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure at Fort McClellan and the nature of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has found that an effective date prior to December 23, 2015, for the award of service connection for hypertension is not warranted. The case is remanded for further development regarding initial compensable rating for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tachycardia, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and an increased rating for left lower radiculopathy with diabetic neuropathy are being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new examination.

The Veteran's diabetes, hypertension, and retinopathy are granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The hearing loss claim is remanded for further examination.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no further action can be taken until a proper substitute is identified.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, prostate cancer, and skin cancer as there is no persuasive evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or chronic conditions during service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes should be remanded due to a lack of research on whether he was exposed to herbicides while aboard vessels within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, as there is no current evidence linking it to service.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension are granted as due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted as secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's Charcot right foot, missing toe, is also granted as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, a bilateral eye condition secondary to diabetes, anemia, and denied service connection for diverticulitis and hemorrhoids. The Veteran's knee disability is found to have caused or aggravated her obesity, which led to her diabetes.

The Veteran's diabetes and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are granted service connection, with the diabetes being granted under the PACT Act presumption of herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM II) as it was noted in service and there is continuity of symptomatology since separation.

The Veteran's hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II are presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are all found to be secondary to the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are all presumed to have resulted from his in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Board granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and CAD have been granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection has also been granted for peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction. The respiratory disability claim remains pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented them from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Board has granted service connection for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and bilateral diabetic retinopathy. The claims for type 2 diabetes mellitus and bilateral diabetic retinopathy are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, glaucoma secondary to service-connected diabetes, and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), but the Joint Services Records Research Center found no evidence of such exposure.,Service connection was not granted as there is insufficient evidence to establish actual exposure to Agent Orange or herbicide agents in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and an eye disorder due to new evidence. The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy claim is denied as there is no earlier effective date prior to November 7, 2017.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating determinations have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.