Diabetes decisions — 2007

The Board has denied the veteran's claims to reopen his previously disallowed claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a left hip disorder, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The evidence does not show that the disability requires any regulation of activities.,For peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity and right lower extremity, the evidence shows mild incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve. No higher evaluations are warranted.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran has any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted for hepatitis B, diabetes mellitus, swine flu virus, gout, or hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, to include as secondary to Agent Orange exposure due to a lack of medical evidence linking the condition to military service.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant, as they do not result in anatomical loss of an extremity. The veteran is also not entitled to special monthly compensation on account of the need for regular aid and attendance due to his inability to perform personal care functions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical evidence to decide the claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus is proximately due to his service-connected psoriasis and therefore grants service connection for this condition. The issue of whether bronchitis is secondary to service-connected psoriasis remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and new and material evidence for his diabetes mellitus, vision problems, left knee disability, peptic ulcer disease, and respiratory disability. The issues of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and vision problems were deferred due to a stay imposed by VA's Secretary.

The Board has found that the veteran had duty or visitation in the Republic of Vietnam during his active duty service, and therefore is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents. As a result, the Board grants service connection for diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide exposure.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional treatment records, as well as the need to consider all evidence in determining his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for diabetes mellitus as there is no new and material evidence presented, and the existing evidence does not establish a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing or videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for any of the claimed disabilities, including those related to herbicide exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and idiopathic cardiomyopathy, status post heart transplant, as well as his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for soft tissue sarcoma of the left leg, were all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service or VA treatment.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, which has required insulin and some regulation of activities, warrants a 40 percent rating. The condition does not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and heart disease, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his time in service. The veteran was not exposed to herbicides during his service on Vieques Island.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, was denied. Service connection for PTSD was also denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.