Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have worsened, and additional VA examinations are needed to determine the current level of disability for each condition. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating for SMC is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral leg rash due to insufficient evidence regarding exposure to herbicides during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and a TDIU is granted. The issue of a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss on an extraschedular basis is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, type II diabetes, PTSD, tinnitus, and diabetic neuropathy, have caused his erectile dysfunction. As a result, both the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction and the SMC claim based on loss of use of a creative organ are granted.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's left lower extremity femoral nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, finding that the disability is primarily manifest by mild to moderate incomplete paralysis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss and tinnitus, have been granted. However, the issues of service connection for hypertension, skin disorder (including actinic keratosis and rosacea), diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to insufficient evidence or procedural errors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence being added to the record, and further development is needed.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection and disability ratings for various conditions, including migraines, neck disability, back disability, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, diabetes, varicose veins of the left lower extremity, left shoulder disability, and anxiety. The Veteran's SSA records have not been associated with the claims file.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding whether ischemic stroke is related to service-connected cardiovascular disease, and a new examination is needed to clarify this issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left arm and shoulder disability, sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus, type II are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral knee disability, and arthritis of the hands and feet. The claims were based on direct evidence without any presumption or secondary relationship.,There was no in-service diagnosis or treatment for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for his claimed disabilities, finding that he was not exposed to herbicides during service and thus could not establish presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is granted a 40% rating for the period prior to November 8, 2019. The ratings for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities and TDIU are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any residuals of prostate cancer. The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are currently pending.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, and kidney failure as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The claims for right ear hearing loss, bilateral eye disability, BLE arthritis, gout, diabetes mellitus, left ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, surgical scar, tinnitus, hypertension, and lumbar spine disability have been dismissed due to the lack of an adequate substantive appeal.,The claim for liver disability has also been dismissed as there was no adequate substantive appeal.

The Board has denied earlier effective dates for various service connection claims, and has remanded the issues of service connection for trigger finger of the right middle finger and right ring fingers.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.