Diabetes decisions — 2005

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Type I diabetes mellitus, finding no credible evidence of these conditions. The claim for malaria was also denied as there is no current disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, leg swelling secondary to diabetes mellitus, and glaucoma due to a lack of current diagnoses.

The RO denied service connection for several conditions, including diabetic retinopathy, status post cardiovascular accident times two, hypertension, status post myocardial infarction, bilateral hearing loss, Hepatitis A, B and C, and neuropathy of the left upper extremity. The veteran's appeal is currently pending.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for hepatitis C and type II diabetes mellitus have been denied as the evidence does not show that his conditions meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and a kidney disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or until many years after discharge. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish secondary service connection due to diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the veteran's atrial fibrillation is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected Type II Diabetes Mellitus, and denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as his left leg amputation was not caused by VA care or lack thereof.

The Board denied service connection for a disability of the right upper extremity, right lower extremity, eye disability, and diabetes mellitus.,There is no evidence linking these disabilities to service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for review of additional medical records and further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a pancreatic disability (manifested by diabetes mellitus) and a kidney disability (manifested by hypertension), both secondary to his service-connected inactive pulmonary tuberculosis.

The veteran's claimed disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, and the initial rating for his right hand disability was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, status post surgery with fusion, hypertensive vascular disease, or diabetes mellitus as a result of his service. The claim for these conditions is therefore denied.

The veteran died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, both contributing to death but not the immediate cause. The VA does not have evidence that these conditions were caused by service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical records to be obtained and a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a disability of the feet and legs secondary to diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of current disabilities.

The Board denied all claims for service connection, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the right eye injury residuals claim. The other claims were also denied as there was insufficient evidence linking the disabilities to service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to the veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine. The increased ratings for coronary artery disease and hypertension are also granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and ocular myasthenia gravis due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions as being related to his military service.