Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, was granted service connection effective April 18, 2012. His bilateral hearing loss disability and skin condition were not found to be related to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred as a result of Agent Orange exposure. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Thailand and whether this exposure is related to his current conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations to determine the current severity of his diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, as well as whether any left foot amputation or removal of a metatarsal are related to his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not proximately due to or chronically aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination. The issues of service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, skin conditions (idiopathic acquired leukoderma and seborrheic keratosis), and diabetes mellitus are pending.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for COPD, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and an ear disability are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional development regarding herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's high cholesterol is considered a laboratory finding and not an actual disability for VA purposes. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus remains pending as the evidence of record does not provide sufficient information to determine if the Veteran went ashore during his Vietnam service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus has required a restricted diet and the use of insulin, as well as regulation of activities. The Board finds that this meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for diabetes mellitus or colon cancer, as both conditions are more likely due to non-service factors such as obesity and family history.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II, as both conditions are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during his service in Korea.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have service in Vietnam and thus could not be presumed to have been exposed to herbicides. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection for diabetes mellitus, eye disability, or erectile dysfunction as they are not linked to active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and eye condition were not present during service or for many years thereafter and are not otherwise etiologically related to service. Therefore, service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete examination reports regarding his diabetic nephropathy. The case will be readjudicated after a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and to schedule a video-conference hearing with the Veteran.

The Board has granted a TDIU for the period of January 9, 2003 to January 24, 2012 due to service-connected disabilities including diabetes mellitus and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that the use of beta blockers prescribed for his hypertension caused or aggravated his diabetes.

The Veteran was granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his Vietnam-era service. The issue of service connection for multiple actinic keratosis and skin cancers, which the Veteran withdrew from appeal, remains unresolved.