Diabetes decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus and hypertension, are denied as there is no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran was not exposed to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied as there is no evidence of the condition in service or within one year after separation, and exposure to herbicide agents or ionizing radiation during service does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses of diabetes and skin disorders, as well as potential exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being reviewed with a focus on obtaining relevant medical records and determining whether there is a nexus between any current conditions and his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's emphysema and diabetes mellitus were not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining personnel records and VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and kidney disease, finding no evidence of in-service onset or aggravation. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied due to lack of additional disability caused by VA treatment.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II were denied as they do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart condition, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension are not service connected as secondary to his service-connected post traumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, with associated bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy resulting in right third digit amputation.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that none of the death-causing conditions were related to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is being remanded due to incomplete development regarding his alleged exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, bilateral shoulder disability, hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus were denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for osteoporosis, vision loss, and diabetes mellitus type II. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The Board finds that diabetes mellitus, cardiopulmonary arrest, acute renal failure, and sepsis, which caused the Veteran's death, are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding potential exposure to Agent Orange in Thailand.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied, and his initial evaluation for diabetes mellitus was granted at a 20 percent rating effective August 15, 2008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his period of active service or any presumptive exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II has been rated at 20 percent since September 13, 2004. The Board found that the condition does not warrant a higher rating as it only requires daily insulin treatments and dietary restrictions without requiring regulation of activities.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD was granted. The Board also found that the Veteran had other disabilities, but did not grant service connection for them.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's chronic lumbosacral strain with spondylolisthesis has not manifested any ankylosis or incapacitating episodes requiring physician prescribed bed rest having a total duration of at least 6 weeks during the past 12 months, and thus does not warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent.