Diabetes decisions — 2005

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his dysthymic disorder, skin disability, and migraine headaches were denied. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was also denied as the condition is not related to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of their onset or development during active duty. The Board also found that the veteran did not serve in Vietnam and thus could not establish presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and diabetes mellitus, finding that these conditions were not related to his active duty service.

The Board found that the veteran did not have service in Vietnam and therefore, could not be presumed to have been exposed to herbicides. The Board also determined that diabetes mellitus, type II, was not present in service or within one year of discharge, nor is it etiologically related to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an increased evaluation for service-connected Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current stomach disorder, including irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis and colon polyps, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for cancer of the lung, larynx and trachea and Diabetes Mellitus II were denied as there was no evidence showing these conditions were related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his active military service or any in-service disease or injury. The Board also noted that the veteran did not have active service in the Republic of Vietnam and therefore could not establish presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The issues of increased disability evaluations for diabetes mellitus, type II and residual scar are still pending.

The Board has found that the veteran's PTSD and Type II diabetes mellitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is insufficient evidence to support the claimed stressors and no medical evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran failed to provide sufficient details about his in-service stressors.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as he did not file a substantive appeal. The diabetes mellitus claim was granted with an initial rating of 40 percent.

The veteran's claim for secondary service connection for numbness and swelling of the left foot was denied. His PTSD claim was granted with a 30% rating.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and lumbosacral strain with degenerative disk disease, L5-S1, have been rated appropriately. The TDIU claim has also been granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further consideration due to his request for AOJ review of additional evidence.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his conditions are not presumed to be due to herbicide exposure, and he does not have a service-connected disability.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus and service connection for tinea versicolor was denied due to the failure to file a timely substantive appeal.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection were denied as the conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or direct service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus and impotence do not warrant higher ratings based on their current manifestations, as they do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange and no medical opinion linking the condition to military service.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus is not considered service-connected due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Thailand and the failure to establish direct causation.