Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to a request for information about the competency of the VA examiner who conducted the December 2019 examination.

The Board has granted the reopening of previously denied claims for service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II, both presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service. The conditions are now considered service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased diabetes mellitus rating, service connection for GERD, and service connection for a circulatory or vascular disability are all remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure. His peripheral neuropathy affecting the bilateral feet is also granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claims for increased ratings of right and left leg lumbar radiculopathy are denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure in service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals as to service connection for low back disorder, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims of bilateral hearing loss and an initial disability rating for diabetes mellitus due to non-compliance with prior remand directives, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma was denied. The Board also remanded the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 13, 2009 due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II (DM II) due to herbicide exposure is granted. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as erectile dysfunction, are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for obesity and diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event leading to these conditions, nor did the Veteran show continuity of symptoms postservice.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents, which may affect his claims for service connection. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 60 percent, the highest schedular rating available for voiding dysfunction.,The Veteran is not found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease and type II diabetes mellitus have been granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.

The Veteran's initial rating for adjustment disorder and increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II are denied. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability is granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of whether a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted, given his service-connected disabilities other than PTSD.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include as secondary to service-connected hypersomnolence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include hypertension, back disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral knee disability, respiratory disability, diabetes mellitus, and cardiac disability all potentially related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine his eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and/or diabetes mellitus contributed to his death, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.