Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The claims of service connection and increased ratings are pending.

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

The Veteran is granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral hands and feet, essential hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease, as due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II. As a result, the issue is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer, both claimed as the result of herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable rating for diabetic retinopathy, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran died in September 2009 due to possible myocardial infarction caused by hypertension with diabetes mellitus as a significant condition. The Board found that the service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. The evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicides or direct service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity was rated at 10 percent prior to April 11, 2014. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for sarcoidosis and diabetes mellitus, type 2, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus proximately caused his renal failure and whether his renal failure contributed substantially to his death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development of the Appellant's service records and verification of his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA service.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus with onychomycosis has been rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that no higher evaluation can be assigned as the criteria for a higher rating are not met.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn on the issues of entitlement to service connection for ankle arthritis, gum disease, a cracked jawbone, hypertension and a skin condition.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have actual exposure to herbicide agents during service, and thus could not establish presumptive service connection for heart disease or diabetes mellitus. The claims were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's death was caused by alcoholic liver disease, hepatic encephalopathy, and pancreatic cancer with liver metastases. Diabetes mellitus, which is service-connected, contributed substantially or materially to the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease were contributory causes of his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have leukemia or diabetes mellitus, type II due to herbicide exposure during service.,Service connection for both conditions was denied as there is no evidence of in-service events, injuries, or diseases and no competent medical opinion linking these conditions to service.