Diabetes decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded to the RO for issuance of a supplemental statement of the case regarding earlier effective dates for service connection awards.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 1, as there is no competent medical evidence showing the condition is related to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chest tumor with blood spots, abdomen and left shoulder tumors, neuralgia, pancreas disability, persistent cough, severe joint pain, peripheral neuropathy, actinic keratosis and skin cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, memory disability, liver disability and possible cirrhosis, urinary disability, prostate disability, right leg disability, left knee disability, and right hip disability. The Board also denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected chronic muscular strain superimposed on degenerative instability with sciatica.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder, diabetic retinopathy, high cholesterol, and hypertension as there was no evidence of current disability.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus has required treatment with insulin and a restricted diet, but not the regulation of activities. A rating in excess of 20 percent is denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board granted service connection for type I diabetes mellitus, which is presumed to have been incurred in active military service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for gastroparesis with muscle loss and stomach impairment, retinopathy, and neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disorder, low back disorder, and diabetes mellitus as not being supported by new and material evidence or medical nexus to his service-connected left foot stress fracture.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, was evaluated as not warranting a rating in excess of 20 percent based on the evidence showing that his activities were regulated by obesity rather than diabetes.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for left arm peripheral neuropathy, granted an increased disability rating for CAD to 10 percent, and denied an increased disability rating for nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.

The Board remands the claim for verification of the veteran's service in or near Vietnam and to obtain any additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate disorder, osteoarthritis of the cervical spine, lower back, shoulders and knees, hypertension, heart disorder, and hearing loss to schedule a VA audiological examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange in service, is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus with impotence and nephropathy, chondromalacia of the left knee, chondromalacia of the right knee, and left ear hearing loss do not meet the criteria for increased ratings.

The veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus is service-connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his time in Vietnam.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining up-to-date medical records and scheduling a VA orthopedic evaluation to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's knee disabilities.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, with hypertension, does not meet the criteria for a disability rating greater than 20 percent.

The veteran was denied an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction and the appeal as to an increased rating for diabetes mellitus was dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus.