Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and a rating in excess of 30 percent for mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy.

Service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss is granted.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for a lost sense of smell is granted.,Service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity diabetic neuropathy is granted.,The Veteran's hypertension and renal cell carcinoma are remanded for further review.,The Veteran's renal cell carcinoma may be related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's left eye disability is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if the VA procedure in July 2012 resulted in additional disability, and whether such disability was proximately caused by VA care.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability from May 4, 2017 to August 8, 2019. The case is remanded for further consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral leg neuropathy due to potential verification issues regarding the Veteran's service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and joint pain, including as undiagnosed illnesses.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Type II Diabetes Mellitus is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, residuals of benign tongue growth removal, elevated creatinine kinase, bilateral hearing loss, umbilical hernia, and erectile dysfunction are all granted service connection. The rating for the bilateral hearing loss is increased to 10 percent.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for depressive disorder NOS with compulsive disorder is granted, subject to controlling regulations governing the payment of monetary awards. The issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion and potential outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating available under VA regulations.,Before January 29, 2016, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating. After this date, it did not meet the criteria for a higher than 20 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder due to missing VA treatment records. Service connection is not granted for gout or diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease due to exposure to herbicides. The VA failed to research the Veteran's exposure during his service at Udorn RTAFB from March 11, 1975 to January 10, 1976.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and TDIU have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 25, 2016. The primary reason was that there is no medical evidence showing that the seizures were proximately due or aggravated by his diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 13, 2009.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetic nephropathy, DDD of the lumbar spine and lumbar spondylosis with radiculopathy, posterior tibialis tenosynovitis of the right ankle, and arthritis of the right knee have been granted. The kidney condition is secondary to hypertension.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for Parkinson's disease (now characterized as essential tremor), diabetes mellitus, and other disabilities. The appeal is being returned to the RO for further review of new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and readjudication of his claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating for peripheral vascular disease, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, diabetes mellitus, and total disability due to individual unemployability are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his military service records.