Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, right-knee disorder, left-knee disorder, lumbar-spine disorder, left-lower-extremity neurological disorder (sciatica), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension.

The Veteran's lung disability, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease were not found to be related to service. The Veteran's DM is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records need to be obtained and an addendum medical opinion is required regarding the relationship between obesity, service-connected disabilities, and the Veteran's claimed conditions. The claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established, and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was denied a compensable rating prior to January 8, 2015 and in excess of 40 percent from January 8, 2015 to July 23, 2019. The claim for a higher rating after July 23, 2019 remains pending.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was denied as the disability is not shown to be related to service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been granted, and the initial ratings for diabetes mellitus have been addressed. The issue of TDIU prior to August 18, 2018 is being remanded due to its inextricability with the grant of service connection for headaches.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus II due to a lack of medical opinion on its etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Diabetic retinopathy is also granted. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus remains at a 20 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2. The Veteran needs a VA examination by an endocrinologist or urologist to determine this.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's authorized representative requesting withdrawal of all issues.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II required one or more daily insulin injections and a restricted diet, but the VA examiner found no need for regulation of activities. The Board denied a higher rating as the condition did not warrant it.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional private treatment records related to bowel dysfunction secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure or in-service injury that could support a grant of service connection.

Service connection for COPD, hypertension, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.,An effective date earlier than September 1, 2009, for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, to include on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is also dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for asbestosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, liver disease, and kidney disease due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Additional medical records are needed from Dr. Kuryla and other clinicians.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disability and DM due to herbicide exposure. The remaining issues of service connection for neuropathy, left upper extremity; right upper extremity; and psychiatric disability (PTSD) are remanded.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and a heart condition due to new evidence received since March 2015. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's service in Korea is not presumed due to his unit being near the DMZ, but a request for verification of actual exposure will be made.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, a back disability, and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed as withdrawn from the Legacy appeals system due to her election into the AMA review system.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and lack of opinion regarding the relationship between service-connected diabetes mellitus and mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. A new addendum opinion is needed.