Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, DM, and CAD) prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and diabetes mellitus due to potential secondary relationship with service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete reasoning. The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity disability is not service-connected, but may be related to his active service or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding service connection and evaluation for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and erectile dysfunction due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal for PTSD was withdrawn.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for migraine headaches, but diabetes mellitus, type II, is not service connected due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during active duty.,Diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as there is no evidence it manifested within one year of separation from active service. The appeal for OSA secondary to tinnitus is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board also remanded several issues, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, right upper extremity neurologic impairment (left hand numbness), left upper extremity neurologic impairment (left hand numbness), and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate have been granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, headaches from TBI, low back strain, bilateral hearing loss with nonsuppurative otitis media, diabetes mellitus with nephropathy and erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, hemorrhoids, residuals of TBI, and other conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and hypertension were granted service connection as they became manifest within one year of his separation from active duty. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded due to the need for further medical opinions.

The Veteran was denied service connection for liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus type II, and Parkinson's disease for accrued benefits purposes.,There is no evidence linking the disabilities to service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability evaluation for sinusitis is denied.,A rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is denied.,A compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity prior to August 26, 2014, and a rating in excess of 30 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity for the period beginning August 26, 2014, are denied.,Rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity prior to August 26, 2014, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity for the period beginning August 26, 2014, are denied.,Rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity prior to September 7, 2021, and a rating in excess of 40 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity for the period beginning September 7, 2021, are denied.,A 40 percent rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity for the period beginning September 7, 2021, and a 40 percent rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity for the period beginning September 7, 2021, are granted.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for post-traumatic headaches prior to July 22, 2013, is denied. A rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic headaches for the period beginning July 22, 2013, is also denied.

The Veteran's right leg below the knee amputation is rated at 60 percent, which meets the criteria for an increased rating under DC 5164. The decision does not address any other conditions or theories of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's death was related to his service-connected disabilities, specifically pain he suffered as a result of those conditions.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and knee conditions. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address these issues.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and neuropathy are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure. The left knee injury and migraine headaches remain in dispute.

The Board has granted service connection for pancreatic cancer as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of type II diabetes mellitus and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II and adjustment disorder with depressed mood have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus was denied. The Board also granted a TDIU effective from August 26, 2007.

The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, but the cause of death (respiratory failure due to severe COPD) is not service-connected. The Board has remanded for further analysis regarding whether COPD and IHD contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound, thus SMC based on aid and attendance is denied.