Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause and aggravation of the Veteran's sleep apnea. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for kidney cancer, left lower extremity neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus II, and right lower extremity neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus II have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted.,The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent.

The Board denied reopening service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence was not received to establish a relationship between the Veteran's cause of death (respiratory failure) and service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing VA treatment records from his active duty service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was reopened due to new evidence showing in-service exposure near the Korean DMZ. Service connection is granted on a presumptive basis as he served during the Vietnam Era and his condition is among diseases presumed to be caused by herbicide exposure. The Veteran's asthma, noted at entry, is service connected as it likely aggravated during service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected diabetic neuropathy and hearing loss/tinnitus. The issues have been remanded.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating from October 23, 2013 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities making it impossible for him to maintain any form of substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and ischemic heart disease have been granted as they are presumed service-connected due to herbicide exposure during his active duty in Guam.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and a TDIU claim. The effective dates of the service connection decisions are not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, finding that diabetes mellitus type II was not related to his military service or service-connected condition, and venous stasis was not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension due to herbicide exposure. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is remanded as the Veteran's early-onset peripheral neuropathy did not manifest within one year of presumed herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type I is rated at 60 percent since January 16, 2020. The rating is denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy are granted as due to presumed herbicide exposure, with service connection established for both conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus was denied. A rating of 10 percent for hypertension is granted, but the appeal for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The Veteran's service treatment records are incomplete, and there is a need to reconstruct them. Additionally, the VA must verify the Veteran's reported herbicide exposure in Vietnam and his claimed stressors.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure.,Obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's RLE and LLE sciatic diabetic neuropathy are each rated at 20%.,Erectile dysfunction is not granted a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, but these cases are being remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disability, and renal disability due to insufficient evidence. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, a left foot disorder, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus type II, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, osteoarthritis of the right knee, and recurrent subluxation of the right knee. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.