Diabetes decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining new medical evidence and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board determined that the appellant's claims for service connection and an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension were not supported by the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine if the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is aggravated by his service-connected compression fracture, and to consider the claims for diabetes mellitus and hypertension in relation to this issue.

The veteran's diabetes does not require regulation of activities, and service connection was granted for a skin disorder and residuals of basal cell carcinoma of the right ear.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as a result of in-service exposure to herbicides/agent orange. The hypertension claim remains pending further evidence.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a liver, kidney, and bilateral foot disability claimed as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus for further development.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The appeal was remanded to verify the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and obtain relevant medical records.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and diabetes mellitus, but granted an initial 20 percent evaluation for chondromalacia of the left knee.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy claims.

The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides in Thailand.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and right ulnar neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, finding no evidence that these conditions were related to military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty, and there is no competent evidence of a causal connection between the veteran's diabetes mellitus and military service or any incident therein.

The appeal was remanded for the veteran to be scheduled for a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was not shown in service or for many years thereafter, nor has it been linked to active service on any basis.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and irritable bowel syndrome is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, D.C. due to ambiguity surrounding the origin of the veteran's current conditions.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected diabetes mellitus prior to September 30, 2005 and an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent since September 30, 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney removal and transplant, as well as diabetes mellitus as secondary to the kidney removal and transplant. The evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease have each been aggravated by his service-connected diabetes.