Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is etiologically related to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment and personnel records from the Veteran's National Guard service. The examiner is to determine if the diabetes mellitus type 2 was incurred in or aggravated by any verified period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from August 6, 2007. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran died of renal failure due to diabetes mellitus, type II, dementia/Alzheimer's disease, and hypertension. The Board found no service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, shrapnel wounds of both legs, and a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other conditions during service that would support these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to assess the impact of his service-connected conditions on his ability to work.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not caused or aggravated by service, and service connection for diabetes mellitus may not be presumed.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including diabetes mellitus and peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities associated with diabetes mellitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on these disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus does not require regulation of activities, and therefore an increased rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of diabetes, concluding that there was no evidence to support a finding that his current condition had its onset in or was related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chondromalacia and osteoarthritis of the right knee. The Veteran's PTSD was rated as 50% disabling.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new hearing before the Board at the RO. The issues of service connection for a rash of the legs and an effective date prior to August 13, 1996, for diabetes mellitus, type II, are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been granted, as his diagnosis is based on in-service stressors related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity. The claim for diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to additional evidence submitted since the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for high cholesterol is denied as it does not constitute a disability. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to lack of verification of claimed stressors. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral ankle disorder, arthritis of hands, and hypertension will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and Parkinson's disease are granted as presumptively due to herbicide exposure in the Republic of Vietnam. Service connection is also granted for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as the evidence supports a current diagnosis and presumptive exposure to herbicides during his active duty service.

The Veteran's combined disability rating does not meet the threshold for consideration of a schedular TDIU, as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran died from cardiopulmonary arrest due to diabetes, which were not service-connected at the time of his death. The Board found that neither the cause of death nor any service-connected conditions contributed substantially or materially to his death.