Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic nephropathy, squamous cell carcinoma residuals, post-radiation dermatitis associated with squamous cell carcinoma residuals, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, and hearing loss, made him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since August 31, 2008. The effective date for TDIU is set at September 3, 2016.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with a previous directive regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to concerns about the adequacy of previous VA examinations and the need for a different examiner.

The Board has determined that the May 2012 rating decision is the current appeal, and it remanded for additional development. The Veteran's hypertension was not service-connected at the time of the May 2012 rating decision. The Board also noted that there are issues related to secondary service connection for hypertension due to service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral artery disease (PAD), and/or type II diabetes mellitus, as well as potential aggravation by these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, as the Veteran's private treatment records from before 2012 are needed.

The Board has decided one issue on appeal and remanded the remaining issues for further development. Additional development is necessary, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type I. The case will be returned for further development and an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, unspecified depressive disorder, is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's neck disability (degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine) is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's right arm disability (right olecranon bursitis and degenerative arthritis) is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left arm disability, to include osteoarthritis of the wrist, is remanded for further development.,The Veteran's right hand disability (right elbow disability) is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left hand disability (osteoarthritis of the wrist) is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is remanded to determine if it was aggravated by his third period of active duty or related to his first two periods.

The Board denied a schedular rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes with erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's diabetes does not require regulation of activities and his erectile dysfunction has not resulted in any compensable conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, but has remanded the case to obtain a VA examination regarding osteoarthritis of the right hip.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II has been granted service connection. The claims for vision disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are remanded as they may be related to the diabetes.

The Veteran's diabetes and CLL are presumed to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicides. Service connection for these conditions is granted. The Veteran's OSA, claimed as due to exposure to herbicides, is remanded.

The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been reopened, and the case is remanded. The claim for service connection for hypertension is also remanded due to its inextricability from the diabetes mellitus claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since April 30, 2004. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from that date.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is presumed to be service connected due to in-service herbicide exposure. The Board has remanded the claims for restless leg syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding that the Veteran's condition was not causally related to his military service and did not manifest within one year of separation.

The Veteran's current diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is presumed to be related to exposure to herbicide agents during his active service in Thailand.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II has been rated at 20 percent since the initial grant of service connection in April 2017. The Board found that his condition did not warrant a higher evaluation as it only required restricted diet, oral hypoglycemics, and one daily insulin injection.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a spleen disability. Service connection was granted for sarcoidosis, hypertension, depressive disorder, pituitary gland tumor, diabetes insipidus, fatigue disability, and bilateral hearing loss due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU. Prior to January 23, 2012, the Veteran was granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.