Diabetes decisions — 2009

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining medical opinions to address whether any of the claimed conditions are related to service or have undergone an increase in severity during active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lung cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Board found that the March 2005 grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, was based on clear and unmistakable error due to incorrect application of statutory or regulatory provisions. The decision denied restoration of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as none of the conditions that led to his death were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for the prosthetic right knee effective September 1, 2001, but higher ratings are not warranted for other conditions.

The appeal is remanded to the RO/AMC for additional development, specifically to obtain deck logs from the Veteran's service aboard U.S.S. PICKING and U.S.S. BAUSELL.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as there was no competent evidence linking any of his disabilities to his active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus on a presumptive basis, as the Veteran did not have actual duty or visitation in the Republic of Vietnam. The issue regarding secondary service connection is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus as it was not shown to be related to the veteran's active service, including any herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides in service and no competent evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis and he did not have actual duty or visitation in Vietnam.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as it was not manifested during active service or within one year thereafter.

The Board denied service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service or any herbicide exposure.

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

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was reopened and denied. The claims for service connection for diabetic nephropathy, heart disease, and hypertension were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence that it existed during military service or for many years thereafter, nor any competent medical evidence relating his diabetes to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that the preponderance of the evidence showed that DM was not present in service or until many years thereafter and is not related to service or to an incident of service origin, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and skin discoloration as there was no evidence linking the conditions to herbicide or ionizing radiation exposure during service. The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus claim is being remanded.