Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard USS America. The Appellant must provide further evidence or clarification.

The Board has remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease, DM, and stomach condition (gastritis and / or GERD) due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions addressing his lay statements and testimony regarding in-service injuries, as well as his current symptoms. The VA must provide new opinions on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed disabilities are related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted with an effective date of May 21, 2016. The Board found that the submission of new service personnel records in April 2016 triggered reconsideration of his original January 2011 claim and thus awarded him a retroactive effective date of January 30, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and diabetes mellitus, type II as secondary to headaches. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service head injuries leading to his current headache disability, and a VA examiner's opinion that the diabetes mellitus, type II, was due to an adverse reaction to treatment for his service-connected headaches.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and obstructive sleep apnea were not incurred in or related to his military service.,There is no evidence of any diagnosed conditions during the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities from June 3, 2008, to January 21, 2009.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction is now rated at a higher 40 percent effective April 22, 2021.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer residuals and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of VA examinations addressing the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran reported exposure to chemicals while stationed at Fort Carson.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no in-service disease or injury indicative of diabetes mellitus and no evidence of herbicide exposure. The Board also found that diabetes mellitus did not have its onset during service or within one year after separation from service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, CAD, and xerostomia as not related to service or herbicide exposure.,The Board also denied service connection for xerostomia due to its presumed relationship with diabetes and CAD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show a nexus between his in-service consumption of starchy food and his current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II, nor could it be presumed as chronic or continuous due to lack of in-service manifestations. The remaining issues were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure was granted. The petition to reopen the claim of prostate gland disability as secondary to diabetes mellitus is remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder due to a concussion or traumatic brain injury. The claims for right shoulder disability, Graves' disease, and diabetes mellitus are remanded as new evidence was submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for scar residuals of head trauma, but the issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, and TBI have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he is not bedridden or housebound as a result of his service-connected conditions.

Service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus with associated diabetic retinopathy due to herbicide exposure is granted.,Secondary service connection for Chronic Renal Insufficiency with associated hyperparathyroidism as secondary to a now service-connected type II diabetes mellitus disability is also granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as service-connected due to herbicide exposure during his service in Thailand. The Board has also remanded the issue of a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities prior to October 28, 2016.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure or a relationship to service.

The Veteran's pancreatic tumor is found to be etiologically related to his active service. The Board finds the evidence in approximate balance and grants service connection for a pancreatic tumor. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and heart disability are remanded due to lack of verification of herbicide exposure.