Diabetes decisions — 2014

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for hepatitis C, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and heart disability. The Veteran's statements were deemed insufficient to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a 3-way videoconference hearing. The issues of service connection for various conditions are still pending.

The Veteran's PTSD and diabetes mellitus, Type II are both granted service connection based on exposure to Agent Orange during his active military service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current chronic GI disorder, diabetes mellitus was not incurred in service and is not presumed to have been incurred in service, and peripheral neuropathy was not incurred in service or proximately due to any service-connected disability. Therefore, these claims are denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was previously remanded by the Board in April 2012. The claims file needs to be rebuilt or developed further, and a VA examination is required to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the claims due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam and his exposure to herbicides. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have service connection for headaches, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral leg neuropathy, a left ankle disability, hearing loss, or tinnitus due to his service. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities were granted service connection effective April 16, 2001.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of pancreatitis with GERD and gall bladder removal is being remanded due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The claim will be adjudicated again after the requested development.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not presumed to be related to service. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides in Korea and whether his duties involved work in or near the DMZ. The claims will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to submit a VA Form 646 on his behalf.

The Veteran's PTSD and diabetes mellitus claims were both denied as the symptoms did not warrant higher ratings.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities and seeks evaluations in excess of the current ratings. The case is being remanded to obtain additional treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension are pending as there is no current evidence of record confirming their onset during or within one year after service. The Board will need to obtain updated medical records to determine if these conditions were incurred in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lower back disorder, and diabetes mellitus (DM), type II. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand and that prostate cancer, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus type II are diseases associated with such exposure. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange, is being remanded due to the need to obtain ship deck logs that may confirm his service on land in Vietnam.

The Veteran does not have diabetes mellitus that began in service or within a year of discharge, and there is no evidence linking it to exposure to pesticides. The Board finds the preponderance of the evidence against the claim.