Diabetes decisions — 2009

The Veteran's initial ratings for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of onset during service, no evidence of manifestation within one year of separation from active service, and no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and cancer of the larynx as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have developed as a result of herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, kidney disease and hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and diabetes mellitus, Type II.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides and no medical evidence linking the condition to service.

The appeal for service connection for chronic diabetes mellitus claimed as the result of Agent Orange exposure is remanded. The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent and/or a separate compensable evaluation for each ear for tinnitus was denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as it was not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty service or to have manifested within a year of separation from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicides and no causal link between the condition and his military service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent, as it requires a restricted diet and oral hypoglycemic agents; however, insulin or restriction of activities is not required.

The Veteran's service connection for type II diabetes was granted based on the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange during his time in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, renal failure, and hypertension as the preponderance of evidence did not establish that these conditions arose in service or within one year following discharge, or were otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen a previously denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board remands the case for additional development to verify the Veteran's account of having been on a contract flight that landed in Saigon.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and its complications, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicides during the veteran's service on the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as it was not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides and no link between the condition and active duty.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as there is no medical evidence of the condition during service or for many years thereafter, and no competent evidence linking it to any incident of or finding recorded during service.

The evidence received since the September 2002 rating decision is new and material, allowing the claim for service connection for diabetes type II to be reopened. However, the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that diabetes type II was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's hypothyroidism and tinnitus were service-connected, while diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a sleep disorder were not.