Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus did not cause additional disability due to a delay in diagnosis. The uveitic glaucoma resulting from cataract surgery was a foreseeable complication and within the expected care standard.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating due to new evidence added to the record, requiring the Veteran's representative to review the file and provide argument.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records and to provide the Veteran with an addendum opinion regarding his hypertension, including as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was found to be related to his presumed in-service herbicide exposure, and an effective date of November 9, 2006 is granted for the grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a videoconference hearing before the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The case is REMANDED for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a special VA aid and attendance/housebound examination.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2, requires oral hypoglycemic agents and a restricted diet but does not require insulin or regulation of activities. The criteria for entitlement to a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury, right hip disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, CAD, and aneurysm to the brain and aorta. The decision is final.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, and a dental condition have been denied as there is no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other presumptive conditions during his service. The Board finds that the Veteran was not exposed to any herbicide agents and thus cannot establish service connection based on such exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other events that could support a claim based on such exposure. The Board also found that current diagnoses of these conditions were not related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, renal hypertension with nephropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and coronary artery disease were granted as presumptive conditions due to herbicide exposure. The effective date of November 21, 2007 is established.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected ulcerative colitis, coronary artery disease with diabetic nephropathy and liver disease, status post-transplant were denied. The claim for a separate evaluation for diabetic nephropathy was also denied as it is not permitted due to the close interrelationships between this condition and coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's death was caused by an acute myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have service in Vietnam and therefore cannot be presumed to have been exposed to herbicides. As a result, the claims for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension, colon cancer, asthma, sleep related alveolar hyperventilation, and hyperlipidemia are denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular accident, hypercholesterolemia, a disability manifested by left eye pain (phacomorphic glaucoma), and a disability manifested by blurring of vision (phacomorphic glaucoma) as well as hypertension. The claims were not reopened.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the Board has dismissed the appeal due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and erectile dysfunction were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any other relevant exposure.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.