Diabetes decisions — 2000

The Board denied the appellant's claim that the cause of her husband's death was related to his service-connected disabilities, finding no evidence linking any of the veteran's conditions to his time in active duty.

The Board found that the appellant's diabetes mellitus did not manifest during service or within one year following service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy is not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no relationship between his military service and the causes of his death as listed on the death certificate.

The Board found no evidence of current disabilities for the claimed conditions and denied service connection.

The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for diabetes mellitus, effective December 11, 1995. The claims for service connection for primary hypothyroidism and malabsorption syndrome as secondary to diabetes mellitus are well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to a lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case to clarify if the appellant wishes to testify at a hearing and to consider whether the in-service cardiovascular instability diagnosis or the 1968 service connection award bear any relationship to the veteran's cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and osteomyelitis of the right foot due to lack of evidence showing a link between these conditions and service.

The veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus is well-grounded and the Board has determined that it should be granted.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' (RH) Insurance was denied because the application was not filed within the statutory two-year period after his most recent service-connected disability award, and there is no evidence of mental incompetence during that time.

The Board found no evidence of diabetes mellitus during service and denied the claim for increased evaluation of right great toe fracture. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was not well grounded as there is no competent medical evidence connecting it to disease or injury in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected post-transfusion hepatitis and resulting cirrhosis of the liver, thus granting service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hepatitis are denied as there is no evidence to support a service connection claim.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred during his hospitalization at a private facility is denied as he has never established service connection for any disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, pernicious anemia, weight loss, and hypertension as not well grounded. The claim to reopen a claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma was also denied.

The veteran's death was caused by renal failure, cancer of the esophagus, hypertension, and diabetes. These conditions were not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. Service connection has been established for neck disability, back disability, bilateral knee and leg disabilities, pes planus, and hearing loss. Increased ratings have been assigned for hypertension and skin disorders.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and a heart disorder as the claims were not well grounded due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to any period of active service.