Diabetes decisions — 2013

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and sarcoidosis, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, and thus denied all of his claims.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other causative factors.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to his exposure to herbicides during service. His bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is also presumed to be related to his diabetes mellitus, which was granted on a presumptive basis.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's testimony indicates his presence in Vietnam during service, which was not previously considered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further development of his claims, including a VA examination regarding diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the relationship between his current right ankle disability and service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, which he claims is secondary to his exposure to Agent Orange during military service. The case has been remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of this case.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other factors that would support a grant of service connection.

The Board finds that the cause of the Veteran's death, end stage liver disease, is not related to his service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other causative factors.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and related complications have been granted service connection, but the Board has determined that an extraschedular rating for type I diabetes mellitus is not warranted. The ratings for cardiomyopathy are also denied. Separate compensable ratings for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, onychomycosis of the bilateral great toes (prior to October 23, 2008), and seborrhea with folliculitis have been denied.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's Type II Diabetes Mellitus incepted during his service, or to a compensable degree within one year of his discharge, or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and diabetes mellitus were denied by the Board. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from March 31, 2009.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, and the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's claimed conditions were not shown to be related to his military service, and the appeal is denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure while serving in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have COPD or Diabetes mellitus, type II that is causally related to his active military service.