Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, a bilateral foot disability, and an eye disability. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure in Vietnam, and the conditions are not presumed to be due to such exposure.

The Veteran's claims for type 2 diabetes mellitus and lumbar spine disability were denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his service.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes and eye conditions were not related to his military service, including periods of active duty for training with the Georgia National Guard. The claim was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to further development being needed, including verifying service dates and affording the Veteran VA examination(s). The appeal is now pending again.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for left wrist pain, bilateral knee pain, stomach disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, acquired psychiatric disorder, neck injury, and type II diabetes mellitus. The claims remain denied as new and material evidence was not received for right wrist pain, bilateral leg cramps, and skin disability of the fingers and feet.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been shown to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is not service connected as it was not incurred or aggravated during his active duty. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and the claim is denied.

The Veteran's service records do not indicate he was exposed to herbicides such as Agent Orange during his active duty in Korea. The case is being remanded for further action, including a request to the JSRRC for verification of exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, due to herbicide exposure is being remanded for further development and clarification of his service at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand during the 1967 and 1968 time frame.

The Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus required insulin and a restricted diet prior to April 28, 2009 but did not require regulation of his activities. Therefore, the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to hearing loss, and found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus II is rated appropriately at 20 percent. The skin cancer was also found to be related to sun exposure during active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability during his period of service. The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.,Service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus was also denied in January 2002 and has not been reopened.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus, type II are related to service. The claims for speech impairment, sinus disability, gastrointestinal disability, and psychiatric disability have been denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to secure all relevant medical records and to readjudicate his claims of a rating in excess of 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus, as well as the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since January 1, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The AOJ will also attempt to obtain deck logs from USS Hector and verify the claimed stressor.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's death was caused by service-connected disabilities and if any of these conditions were related to his presumed exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was denied as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure and the disease did not manifest within one year of separation from active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for a TDIU prior to February 4, 2013.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was incurred in service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.