Diabetes decisions — 2009

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a Board hearing at the RO. The issues on appeal include service connection claims and reopening of previously denied claims.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding it secondary to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is rated at 40 percent since November 9, 2004.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as due to herbicide exposure in Korea, is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange, is being remanded for further development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides and his service connection claim.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected diabetes mellitus was denied by the RO in November 2006.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to verify his claimed period of service and obtain his service medical records.

The Board has reopened the appellant's service connection claim for the cause of the Veteran's death and finds that diabetes mellitus, a presumptively service-connected condition due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, contributed substantially to the Veteran's death from rectal cancer. As such, DIC benefits are granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any Diagnostic Code. The right foot disability was denied as service connection.

The Board finds that the Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus is not related to his service, and thus denies this claim. However, the Veteran's hypertension was first diagnosed during service and has continued since then, warranting service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of multiple extremities, hypertension, and vitreous detachment of the left eye, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for diabetic neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, finding no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board has not verified the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange on the U.S.S. Ticonderoga, and thus the case is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied a claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with adhesive capsulitis of the right shoulder, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to the need for further evidentiary development, including an examination to determine his ability to work given his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for a 40 or 60 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II is currently rated at 20 percent and the issues regarding peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are also rated at 20 percent. The Board finds that these evaluations are appropriate.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange and no link between his current condition and his military service.