Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's presence in Vietnam. The claims will be reviewed again with consideration of any verified exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding exposure to herbicide agents at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. The Veteran's diabetes and peripheral neuropathy are presumed to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during service. Service connection was also granted for residuals of a left clavicle fracture as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Veteran requested withdrawal of all appeals related to his claims for increased ratings and service connection. The Board has dismissed these appeals as the Veteran explicitly requested their withdrawal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and related disabilities due to herbicide exposure. The claims are also remanded for further development regarding potential exposure at Camp Carroll in South Korea.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's cause of death, specifically regarding whether his MDS and diabetes were related to service or in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service, specifically in Vietnam. Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran was within 12 nautical miles of the Vietnamese coast where herbicide exposure may be presumed.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Korea. The cases of peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, blurred vision, and erectile dysfunction due to incomplete communication with the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from August 18, 2009 to April 1, 2013. The Board denied the claim for TDIU on both schedular and extraschedular bases.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and ischemic heart disease are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), kidney failure, liver inflammation/infection, and high blood pressure are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and diabetes, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not presumed due to his military service.,Service connection was also remanded for mitral valve prolapse and asthma.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded the service connection claims for colon cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of multiple extremities. Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to burn pits during his service at Camp Pendleton.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing impairment, and peripheral neuropathies, render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities due to a lack of verification regarding his in-service exposures. The VA is instructed to attempt to verify these exposures and obtain an opinion from a clinician regarding their relationship to the claimed conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for glaucoma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer, finding that it was not related to his military service or herbicide exposure. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea, and a new medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus with paresthesia, hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been reopened. The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to asbestos during service and remanded his claims for these conditions due to insufficient evidence of a connection between his current conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease was rated at 60 percent prior to October 10, 2013. The Board found that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating due to lack of congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent.