Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional evidence related to the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete records and need for further development, including obtaining additional service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was managed by oral medication and a restricted diet throughout the appeal period, which satisfies the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not show regulation of activities as part of his treatment regimen, thus denying an increased rating.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, kidney disability, urinary disability, testicular disability, respiratory disability, right shoulder disability, right and left heel disabilities, post-operative hernia residuals, sleep disability (insomnia), E. coli infection residuals, and a disability manifested by obesity. The issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spine disorder, vision disorder, diabetes mellitus, and stroke residuals. Additional development is needed to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and readjudication due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records and addressing certain evidence.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional medical records and a review of existing ones. The Veteran's conditions include bilateral flat feet, knee issues, neck pain, high blood pressure, stomach problems, diabetes, headaches, nerve disorders in various extremities, all potentially related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure. The claim for erectile dysfunction secondary to type II diabetes mellitus is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, headaches, and tinnitus to obtain a VA medical opinion assessing whether these conditions are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as there was no in-service event, injury, or disease related to the Veteran's condition and he did not have exposure to herbicide agents during his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was not timely completed, and his claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's effective date for additional dependency compensation for his spouse is denied as the evidence was received more than a year after notification of his qualifying disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board finds new and material evidence has been submitted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, heart condition, diabetes mellitus, sinus disability, left leg disability, and eye disability are remanded due to outstanding records.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further medical evaluation and opinion regarding the service connection of hypertension, as well as its relationship to other conditions like diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and coronary artery disease.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. However, the claim for secondary service connection for hypertension is remanded due to lack of recent medical records and need for an opinion regarding whether hypertension is related to diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, right and left lower extremity diabetic sciatic neuropathy, hypertension, right ankle degenerative disease, and left foot hammertoes, are sufficient to render him unemployable. The Board has granted TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to herbicides and a need for further medical evaluation of his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for tinnitus, diabetes as secondary to herbicide exposure, increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to November 29, 2016. The Veteran's claims are currently under review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The evidence did not support a finding that the diabetes was caused by or aggravated by the lumbar spine disability.