Diabetes decisions — 2009

The Board remands the claim for further development to obtain additional evidence regarding the veteran's exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy as they were not related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a more severe disability or causation by exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy and ocular hypertension, and prostate cancer as these conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board grants service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 and denies service connection for a skin disorder. The claim of PTSD is reopened but requires further development.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicides in Thailand.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and heart disease as not being supported by new and material evidence or sufficient evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as there is no probative evidence showing the veteran's service involved duty or visitation in the Republic of Vietnam, and no credible evidence linking it to a verified incident of service.

The Board denied service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chest pain, right eye blindness, left foot disorder, left eye disorder, dyslipidemia, and schizophrenia. The Veteran's right heel disorder was rated at 20 percent, and the claims for adaptive equipment and special monthly compensation were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, metal in the left hand, coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and peripheral neuropathy as they were not shown to be related to his active service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims to reopen previously denied service connection claims for hypertensive vascular disease and diabetes mellitus, as well as his claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, a skin disorder, and GERD were denied as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or caused by his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence that diabetes mellitus type II caused or contributed to his death.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and related conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting presumed exposure to herbicides during the Veteran's service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is service-connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange, but his elevated cholesterol levels are not.

The veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus is granted service connection based on the presumption of exposure to herbicides due to his service in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as the Veteran did not have actual duty or visitation in the Republic of Vietnam and there was no competent evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide exposure and for peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and no medical evidence linking them to his period of active military service.