Diabetes decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a psychiatric disorder with depression and/or organic affective disorder, and a back disorder. The evidence submitted was not considered sufficient to reopen the claims.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to a lack of evidence showing that any service-connected disability contributed substantially and materially to the veteran's death.

The Board found that the causes of the veteran's death were not related to his service-connected disabilities, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the serviceman's death was not caused by VA hospitalization or medical treatment, and thus denied his claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus is productive of a disability picture that more nearly approximates the required use of insulin, restricted diet and regulation of his activities since the date of the grant of service connection. The Board has granted an initial 40 percent rating for the service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the veteran's in-service dizzy spells were manifestations of tension headaches, and denied service connection for cardiovascular disease, to include essential hypertension, and sleep apnea. The claims for reopening DM with peripheral neuropathy and DLE were also denied as new evidence did not meet the criteria for being material.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during active service and is not related to any period of ACDUTRA. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides and insufficient medical evidence linking the current disability to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, finding that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service. The health problems of his children were also found to be unrelated to his exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus. The claim will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause, hasten or contribute to his death from severe coronary artery disease and diabetes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence showing intent to file a claim prior to November 29, 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was incurred during his active duty service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.

The Board found that the evidence received since the prior denials was not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claims for hepatitis C, arthritis of multiple joints, and diabetes mellitus were denied as there is no evidence to support the veteran's assertions that these conditions are related to his active service. The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding arthritis of multiple joints and diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's service-connected and 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 disabilities substantially contributed to his death from congestive heart failure, which was the immediate cause of death.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to new evidence submitted. However, the claim is denied as there is no evidence that her current diabetes is related to her in-service episodes of hypoglycemia.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's nicotine dependence and smoking tobacco use during service caused his atherosclerotic heart disease, which led to his acute myocardial infarction resulting in his death. As such, he was granted service connection for the cause of his death.