Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be etiologically related to his period of active service.,Bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between current hearing loss and military noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy of his lower extremities, rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to April 24, 2019. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded four cases related to diabetic neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to inadequate examination.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, myopathic syndrome, and diabetes mellitus type II as there was no evidence of these conditions during active duty or ACDUTRA, and the Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a separate initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension related to diabetes mellitus, type II due to incomplete records and the need to make reasonable efforts to obtain specific treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his obstructive sleep apnea. The VA must provide a new examination to address these issues.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 28, 2009 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not preventing him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has identified several issues for remand due to the need for additional evidence and examination, including updated VA treatment records and a new VA examination for nephropathy.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, and bilateral inguinal hernias due to lack of a medical nexus between the conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Veteran was granted a separate 10 percent rating for left leg scars based on limitation of motion of the left hip, and his service-connected disabilities are found to meet the schedular requirements for TDIU.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, and tinnitus are granted. The claim for tinnitus is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an extraschedular TDIU for the period prior to October 22, 2010, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is proximately due to, related to, or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims of a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II, service connection for hypertension secondary to diabetes, and TDIU prior to May 13, 2019. The issues are being remanded for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is secondary to his service-connected Parkinson’s Disease and remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate previous examinations and failure to comply with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities are rated at 20 percent each, but no higher. Service connection for a right foot condition is denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and low back disability as the evidence did not show a direct relationship to service.