Diabetes decisions — 2005

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, claimed as due to VA medical treatment, is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and a chronic psychiatric disorder to the RO for further development.

The Board has found that the veteran's death was not service-connected, but he had a disability due to Agent Orange exposure. The appellant is seeking to reopen her claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, kidney disability, and residuals of pneumonia have all been denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus on the basis of aggravation.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus was denied as the evidence did not show that he filed a claim before January 28, 1997.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, which requires insulin, a restricted diet, and regulation of activities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for type 2 diabetes mellitus with impotence, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 24, 2003 and a rating in excess of 20 percent beginning January 24, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as a result of herbicide exposure, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease and insufficient medical nexus to establish direct service connection.

The veteran is granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II.,Service connection is also granted for diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.,However, there is no legal entitlement to compensation benefits for hypertension as it is not a compensable condition.

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and denied service connection for prostate cancer and Type II diabetes mellitus, as the conditions were not shown to be related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension and is remanding it for further development. The initial rating for diabetes mellitus remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have diabetes mellitus and there is no evidence of its onset within one year after service. The claim for service connection based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam or Thailand was denied as there is no credible evidence to support the veteran's assertions of such exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied both his claim for service connection for the cause of his death and his request for Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 15, 2001 for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied. The appeal for a higher evaluation for his diabetes mellitus and separate compensable evaluation for diabetic nephropathy were also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied. His initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including frostbite of the hands and feet, hypertension, a right shoulder disability, a back disability, bilateral knee disabilities, pes planus, residuals of a foot fracture, tailbone disability, diabetes mellitus, and glaucoma. The decision was based on the conclusion that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for frostbite of the hands and feet, and that these conditions were not incurred in service or due to any other service-connected condition.

The veteran's skin cancer, nausea and cramping of the stomach and intestinal area, bleeding of the rectal area, arthritis, internal hemorrhaging, nerve condition, diabetes mellitus, anemia, lung and/or respiratory condition, liver condition, gallbladder condition, restless bowel syndrome, and diverticulitis are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.