Diabetes decisions — 2011

The Board found no clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type II during the appeal period and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, cervical spine disorder, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for increased rating of lumbar spine disability was granted to a 40% level.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran's hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) are etiologically related to service or herbicide exposure. Therefore, these claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain relevant medical records and personnel information. The claims will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, which was initially granted service connection in March 2008 and rated at 100%, is now rated at 40% effective October 1, 2008. His diabetes mellitus has been rated at 20%. The RO did not address the issue of whether the Veteran's prostate cancer was related to service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board found that the appellant's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and may not be presumed to be so incurred.

The VA denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, hypertension, hepatitis C, and skin disability of the back, arms, legs, and feet.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO due to incomplete medical records and a need for another VA opinion regarding whether his left foot disability was caused by inappropriate or inaccurate medical care at the VAMC.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including diabetes mellitus and its complications, are not related to service or exposure to Agent Orange. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for compliance with instructions set forth in a Joint Motion. The claim will be readjudicated after obtaining an addendum opinion from Dr. DJN regarding whether the service-connected diabetes mellitus required regulation of activities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his diabetes mellitus, type 2.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus, Type II is being remanded due to the need to obtain VA treatment records and schedule a medical examination.

The Veteran's initial ratings for diabetes mellitus and headaches were granted, but the appeals for higher ratings are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and hypertension have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, and thus denied this claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during active duty service and its incurrence or aggravation during service may not be presumed. The evidence did not show sufficient information to verify the Veteran's allegation of herbicide exposure in Germany.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for proliferative diabetic retinopathy of the left and right eyes with juxtafoval cystoid macular edema and cataracts is being remanded due to insufficient evidence to rate his vision disorder.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.