Diabetes decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus should be March 29, 2003, as this is the date the claim was received by VA.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and did not have a relationship to any aspect of his service. The Board also found no evidence of presumptive exposure to herbicides due to his service in Vietnam.

The veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus, which he claims was caused by Agent Orange exposure during his military service in Korea. The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran's unit performed duties near the DMZ where Agent Orange was used.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected, with no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was incurred in service and granted service connection.

The Board has granted separate 10 percent evaluations for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, effective from October 16, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial evaluation and an earlier effective date for service connection due to lack of evidence supporting either claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted with an effective date of May 8, 2001. The initial rating assigned is 20 percent.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, which requires insulin and a restricted diet or an oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet, warrants an initial 40 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to herbicides. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred as a result of his active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The issues regarding increased ratings for service-connected lumbosacral strain and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, concluding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis within one year of discharge and thus not warranting presumptive service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The evaluation of his type 2 diabetes mellitus remains pending.

The Board has ordered additional development due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for a C-peptide test result interpretation. The case will be remanded for further review by a VA physician.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have diabetes mellitus and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and residuals of bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus and service connection for nephritis as secondary to her service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation of diabetes mellitus and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has denied reopening the claims for service connection for bone ulcer of the right shin, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and left knee injury due to lack of new and material evidence.