Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and respiratory condition are granted, while his hypoplastic anemia claim is denied. The Veteran's respiratory condition is rated at 30 percent prior to November 23, 2012.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, a heart disorder and retinopathy, all of which are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's hepatitis C was found to be asymptomatic after December 31, 2005. The Board granted a disability rating of 10 percent from July 24, 2003 (the date his claim was received) to December 31, 2005.,The Veteran's hepatitis C is not entitled to a compensable rating since December 31, 2005.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding his exposure to environmental toxins and herbicides during service.

The Veteran's claims for COPD, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hand neuropathy are being remanded due to the need for additional development including medical examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient treatment records and readjudicating the claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of the claimed conditions, including right foot pain, left leg pain, inability to walk fast, inability to put pressure on fingers, right ankle disability, back disability, tendonitis of the left elbow, bilateral hearing loss disorder, psychiatric disability (claimed as bipolar disorder), diabetes mellitus, visual acuity disorder (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus), peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus), and kidney failure (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus).

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 18, 2012 was denied. The RO granted the claim from September 18, 2012.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral eye condition and diabetes mellitus, type II are not related to service exposure or due to DDT exposure in Korea.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to an error in a previous medical opinion and for further development of her records.

The Veteran claims his type II diabetes mellitus is related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The case is being remanded due to incomplete service personnel records.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities are found to have caused his adjustment disorder with depressed mood.,Diabetes mellitus, type II is not shown to be related to service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is presumed due to in-service herbicide exposure and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted on a presumptive basis due to presumed herbicide exposure during active service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II, cannot be granted as his claimed exposure to herbicides in service is not supported by credible evidence. As a result, these claims are denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus II was denied as the May 2008 rating decision denying service connection is final and there is no clear evidence to rebut the presumption that proper notice was sent. The earliest effective date that can be assigned is April 7, 2010.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The other issues on appeal are addressed in the remand portion of this decision.

The Veteran's claim for non-service-connected pension benefits was denied because he did not have the requisite wartime service to establish basic eligibility.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is rated at 20 percent and his hypertension is currently noncompensable. The Board denied both claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and peripheral neuropathies are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active duty service.