Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to its diagnosis within one year of his discharge.

The Veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, to include as due to exposure to herbicides. The claim is being remanded for further development including verification of potential herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for various disabilities, including service connection and increased ratings. The case is being remanded to the RO due to issues with the certification of certain claims and the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 5, 2007 for type II diabetes mellitus and prior to December 13, 2010 for coronary artery disease are denied as the evidence does not show that these conditions were service-connected earlier than those dates.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service. The Veteran's claims for depression with stress were not addressed as they are not related to the appeal of hepatitis C and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction have been denied, as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the diabetes mellitus claim. The erectile dysfunction claim is also denied due to lack of a valid theory of entitlement.

The Veteran's service-connected retinitis pigmentosa, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities have been granted. The Veteran is entitled to a 10 percent rating for each condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee and back conditions.,The Board determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of direct service connection for the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim of hepatitis B carrier, and PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the claims for extraschedular consideration due to Johnson v. McDonald, and for TDIU consideration.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as there is no evidence of a diagnosis within one year of discharge and the first diagnosis was made several years after his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and hypertension were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus was also denied.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities he claims are the result of VA medical treatment, and he disputes that his disabilities were due to carelessness or negligence on the part of VA providers.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to report for a scheduled videoconference hearing. He will be given another opportunity to attend the hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been granted due to exposure to herbicides. The issue of a TDIU is also addressed, with the Veteran being found eligible.

The Veteran's claimed disabilities of ischemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and glaucoma are not service-connected as they were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.,Service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss had its onset during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus as secondary to herbicide exposure is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral eye disability, sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II are denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.