Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to diabetes, diabetic cataracts as secondary to diabetes, kidney disease as secondary to diabetes, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes. The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or relation to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence of in-service onset or a link to military service.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus and tinnitus, but erectile dysfunction remains denied.

The Veteran has been found unemployable due to service-connected disabilities since May 27, 2003. The effective date for the TDIU is set at that time.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, left knee pain, right knee pain, heart disorder (ischemic heart disease), bilateral hearing loss, and back disorder are all granted. The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's conditions are presumed to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes, skin condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, IBS, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left knee pain, right knee pain, left hand pain, left arm pain, lower back pain, and bilateral toe conditions have all been denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for an upper respiratory disorder, diastolic heart failure (claimed as heart condition), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Veteran was granted TDIU from February 16, 2012 to July 5, 2018 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected PTSD, as well as the potential aggravation of sleep apnea by diabetes mellitus. The Veteran will need additional medical evaluations to address these issues.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, is granted. The issues of service connection for alcohol abuse as secondary to service-connected PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to alcohol abuse and service-connected PTSD are remanded. Service connection for hypertension due to service-connected disabilities (including diabetes mellitus) and herbicide exposure is also remanded. Service connection for a skin disorder due to herbicide exposure is remanded. The issue of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is remanded. TDIU is also remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or other conditions related to service. The condition is not present and has not been shown to be related to any incident during service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to missed VA examinations, and for obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus, type II are both being evaluated.

The Veteran's service connection claims for aphasia, coronary artery disease, diabetes, glaucoma, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, left upper extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, and left upper extremity are all denied.,The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer is also denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was managed with a restricted diet and oral hypoglycemic agent, but not insulin or regulation of activities. Therefore, the claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes has been reopened and is now considered. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for an examination.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease, finding that the Veteran's conditions had their onset during his military service. The Board also remanded the issue of hypertension to allow for a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 19, 2013. Therefore, the claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have made it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since February 18, 2010.

The Board denied a higher initial rating for the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, finding that it does not require regulation of activities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clarification on whether the Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus began during his active service or was aggravated by his National Guard service. Additional medical opinions are needed regarding the temporal proximity of the diagnosis and the significance of the periods of duty.