Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes) as due to presumed herbicide exposure and for bilateral diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the service-connected diabetes.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities, including right knee, left knee, bilateral hand and back disabilities. The VA will conduct further examinations and obtain medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty-to-assist and service connection, including a need for additional medical opinions regarding radiation exposure and diabetes.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, including as secondary to PTSD. The claims for an ulcer condition and colonic diverticulosis are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The issues of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as a bilateral eye disability (retinopathy and glaucoma), are remanded.

The Board denied a rating higher than 20 percent for the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, finding that it only required insulin injections and a restricted diet without requiring regulation of activities.

The Veteran's appeals for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for cataracts and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's diabetes and its complications are being remanded for further evaluation, including service connection determinations.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease as the evidence did not support a link to service or other conditions.

The Veteran's mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with cataracts associated with diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction is rated at 10% from March 16, 2012 to July 4, 2018. He was granted a TDIU prior to July 5, 2018.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and ischemic heart disease due to potential exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's claim will be further evaluated with a medical opinion regarding the relationship between his service and these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, left knee disability, and right knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding hypertension. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, but further examination is needed to determine if his hypertension disability is related to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and type II diabetes mellitus (DM) have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The effective date for a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's bladder condition, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (ED), headaches, and cause of death are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain a substantially gainful occupation, effective December 7, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his employment as a chaplain/civil servant with the U.S. Army, and he has not provided sufficient information regarding his current employment status.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, leading to a denial of the TDIU claim.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM2), finding it presumptively related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, a right hip condition, and diabetes mellitus type II were granted. The claim for chronic kidney disease is remanded.