Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's daughter, K.J., is granted helpless child benefits on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support before attaining the age of 18.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension. The issues include determining if hypertension is secondary to diabetes mellitus type II and/or prostate cancer, or directly related to service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II due to herbicide exposure. The hypertension, hypothyroidism, and erectile dysfunction claims are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined disability ratings of 80 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hepatitis C, depression, PTSD, and diabetes mellitus type II due to a lack of medical evidence on record regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran was stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii during his service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need to review additional VA treatment records and examinations.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2 is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in Thailand during his service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and consideration of his PTSD, as well as a TDIU claim. The initial rating for type 2 diabetes mellitus remains denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for left hip disorder, right hip disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma, and residuals of stroke. The appeals are remanded for further development regarding these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for eye disability, hypertension (HTN), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity due to herbicide exposure. The RO must issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision found that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and that the current disabilities were not related to service.

The Veteran's Type 2 diabetes mellitus is rated at 40 percent, but no higher. The disability requires insulin use and a restricted diet with regulation of activities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected, and his head disability (TBI), neck disability, low back disability, heart disability, type 2 diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction are denied.

The Veteran's bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts are rated at 70 percent prior to May 23, 2018. The additional conditions of diabetic retinopathy and optic atrophy have been considered in determining the appropriate disability rating.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no further action will be taken on these claims.

The Veteran's claims for kidney stone, erectile dysfunction, type II diabetes mellitus, primary open angle glaucoma and cataract of the right eye (claimed as bilateral blindness), peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities have all been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of these conditions during or shortly after service.,The Veteran's STRs did not show any complaints or diagnoses related to any of these conditions.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the Veteran's testimony of potential continuity of symptoms shortly after discharge from service. The claims are being returned for further development, including obtaining additional private medical records.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate reasons and bases for determining that the Veteran was not competent to report what materials he transported and whether they were toxic. The Court found this insufficient, noting that the duty to assist with regard to examinations does not require 'competent' evidence of a nexus, but simply an indication.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, as his diabetes does not prevent him from engaging in sedentary work and he has the education and experience for such employment.