Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the original rating decisions denying service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), a lumbar spine disability, hemorrhoids, and a dental condition were incorrect due to a failure to consider new evidence. The claims are being remanded for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and hypertension. Service connection for ischemic attacks is also granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and hypertension. Service connection for ischemic attacks is also granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, hypertension, and kidney failure as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The application to reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension was denied. The Veteran's hypertension is not related to his military service.,Service connection for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder (previously PTSD) has been granted, but only effective from October 18, 2013. Prior claims were not considered as they were not formal or informal applications of service connection.,The claim of service connection for diabetes was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status and potential TDIU claim. The Veteran is currently working full-time as a high voltage planner contractor, but his service-connected disabilities may still impact his ability to work.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and diabetes due to exposure to herbicide agents, as well as for service connection for PTSD. The claims are being remanded because of the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure events in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including low back disorder, left knee disorder, left ankle disorder, and bilateral foot disorders. The VA examiner's opinions are inadequate as they do not address the Veteran's contentions regarding her work history and post-service symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes-related neuropathy, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on this finding.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he has been employed part-time since August 2014.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities associated with diabetes mellitus, type II were reopened.,Service connection was granted for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes, coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, acinic cell adenocarcinoma, hypertension, and bladder disorder are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease that is related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for bilateral eye disability as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including type two diabetes mellitus, PTSD and coronary artery disease. The remand requires a new VA examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left wrist fracture residuals, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy. The decision is based on the lack of evidence showing a current disability or chronic symptoms during service.

The Board has granted reopening of service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and glaucoma. The appeals to reopen these conditions are granted. Service connection is remanded for all three issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with peripheral neuropathy; hypertension; and coronary artery disease (CAD), to include as secondary to hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity was denied, and his claim for service connection for DVT of the right lower extremity, which he contends is related to his diabetes (presumed due to Agent Orange exposure), was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and hypertension. Service connection for ischemic attacks is also granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.