Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus and a heart disorder, both potentially related to his military service. The Board has ordered additional development of the claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus contributed to his death from hepatic encephalopathy due to liver cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse. The medical opinions are in equipoise, with one stating no causal effect and another indicating a contributory cause.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, claiming it was caused by in-service herbicide exposure. The case has been remanded to obtain further information from the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) regarding his claimed Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus is found to be the proximate cause of his diabetic peripheral neuropathy affecting all four extremities, and this decision grants service connection for both upper and lower extremity conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to any service-connected disability. The Board finds that the current evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD; residuals of dental surgery; hypertension; and diabetes. The appeals were based on direct evidence rather than presumptions or secondary theories.

The Veteran met the minimum criteria for schedular TDIU and was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically PTSD and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, claimed as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, has been reopened and is now considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, Crohn's disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, and right knee disability. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for new VA examinations to assess his service-connected PTSD, diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and facial lesion disabilities.

The Board has ordered additional records and an opinion to determine if the Veteran's diabetes mellitus aggravated his periodontitis, which is a condition that can be service-connected under certain circumstances.

The Board has ordered the VA to verify if the Veteran's service aboard USS Guadalupe exposed him to herbicides, which could potentially grant service connection for his death. The case is now remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was presumptively exposed to herbicides during his service in Vietnam, and therefore grants service connection for diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board found that diabetes mellitus, type II, was not incurred or aggravated by service-connected bronchial asthma and/or sleep apnea. The Veteran's diabetes is less likely caused or aggravated by these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been denied as the claims are not supported by sufficient evidence. The Board found that the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause, which is a legal determination.

The Veteran's diabetes is service connected due to herbicide exposure, and his hypertension is secondary to the service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's claim for hepatitis B under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 was denied, and his diabetes mellitus type II service connection claim was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The Board found that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II but did not establish service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's kidney disorder is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and Hodgkin's lymphoma due to herbicide exposure are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a video conference hearing at the Louisville, Kentucky Regional Office.