The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephrolithiasis, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity are being remanded as there is no current diagnosis in the record.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetic nephrolithiasis is being remanded as there is no current diagnosis in the record.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity is being remanded as there is no current diagnosis in the record.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction associated with residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma is being remanded due to outstanding VA records from his wife and need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma, evaluated as 20 percent disabling is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 13, 2012 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy for the right upper extremity is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy for the left upper extremity is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded as there are outstanding records from his wife and need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder associated with residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and review of recent hospitalization records.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is being remanded as there are no current audiometric findings in the record.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension (high blood pressure) is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of his medication.

The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis for diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephrolithiasis, or diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity in the Veteran's record.,There is no current diagnosis for diabetic nephrolithiasis in the Veteran's record.,There is no current diagnosis for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity in the Veteran's record.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has erectile dysfunction associated with residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has an increased rating for residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma, evaluated as 20 percent disabling.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 13, 2012 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has a rating in excess of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy for the right upper extremity.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has a rating in excess of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy for the left upper extremity.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has a rating in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has PTSD under DSM-5 criteria, and whether it is as likely as not causally related to service.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine the severity of his major depressive disorder and whether it is as likely as not caused by service-connected disability.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has bilateral hearing loss disability, considering his pre-existing audiometric findings in 1965 and 1974.,The Veteran needs to provide a copy of his wife's statement and need for VA examination to determine if he has hypertension which is causally related to service or aggravated by medication.

Claimed conditions

diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephrolithiasis, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, erectile dysfunction associated with residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma, major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, hypertension (high blood pressure), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 10, 2018

Citation

18156489

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