Diabetes decisions — 2002

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, tinea cruris, and testicular cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Diabetes mellitus is presumed based on the veteran's service in Vietnam. Tinea cruris is found to be aggravated by the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. Testicular cancer is considered to have been caused by the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was incurred in service, as evidenced by his history of hypoglycemia and elevated blood sugar levels during active duty.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, with moderate retinopathy and peripheral vascular disease was not new and material evidence since it had been previously denied in 1992. The additional evidence submitted did not provide sufficient new information to reopen the case.

The veteran's disabilities, while rated as 90 percent combined, do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person or being housebound.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's heart conditions and diabetes to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and dependent's educational assistance under Chapter 35 due to a lack of evidence linking any service-connected disability to the veteran's fatal conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death based on presumptive service connection for diabetes under the recent regulatory amendment, as well as other theories not pursued due to mootness.

The Board found that diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cold injury to the feet and diabetes, finding that there was no evidence of such disabilities during or after his active military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that sepsis was not related to any in-service disease or injury and no service-connected condition contributed to his death.

The Board found the veteran not in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound, thus denying his claim for special monthly pension based on these grounds.

The Board denied the claim, finding that the evidence did not support the appellant's contention that VA treatment caused or hastened the veteran's death due to lung cancer, diabetes, hepatitis B, and pancreatic cancer.

The veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus was granted due to presumed exposure in Vietnam. The Board also noted the presence of other conditions but did not address their specific service connection.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating available under VA regulations.,The veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent, and there are no additional issues related to this condition.

The Board found that the appellant's need for regular aid and attendance of another person, as well as his being housebound due to disabilities, does not meet the criteria established by VA regulations.

The Board found that the appellant is not a veteran and therefore cannot be granted service connection for diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular disorders.

The veteran's claim for Service-Disabled Veterans (RH) Insurance was denied because he had diabetes, which exceeded the required 'good health' criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy and for reopening his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right eye disorder.

The veteran's death was not caused or aggravated by, nor substantially or materially contributed to by a disability of service origin.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied all claims.