Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred due to active service. The status of his hypertension and right ankle fracture evaluation remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes, bilateral vision loss, low back disability, and left knee disability were denied as there is no evidence of service connection due to direct causation or presumptive exposure. The Board found that the Veteran did not have any in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board found that the appellant's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred, including as due to exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, as claimed due to Agent Orange exposure. The evidence did not establish that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Okinawa and there is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current diabetes to service or any other theory of entitlement.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied.,The claim of new and material evidence to reopen a left knee disability has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining ship history reports and clinical records. The Veteran's service in Vietnam is also unclear based on his testimony.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus and a dental disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board found no evidence of the Veteran's service in Vietnam and thus could not establish presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus or porphyria cutanea tarda on that basis. The claims were denied.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been caused by his service in the Republic of Vietnam, and he is therefore granted service connection for this condition. The claim for erectile dysfunction as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange, was denied. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and the current disability is not linked to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding that there was no evidence showing its onset during active duty or aggravation by such duty.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, the new evidence does not establish a direct link between these conditions and her military service.

The Veteran's unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on April 9, 2008 were not reimbursable because the treatment was not related to a service-connected disability and VA facilities were feasibly available.

The Veteran's current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, Type II, is presumed to have been incurred in service due to his exposure to herbicides during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board finds that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is more likely than not incurred as a result of service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of frostbite of the feet. The issue regarding whether diabetes mellitus is due to or aggravated by PTSD remains unresolved.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his underlying conditions, but these conditions were not service-connected. The appellant did not provide credible evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, erectile dysfunction, and cerebral arteriosclerosis each warranted a specific disability rating. The diabetes mellitus was rated at 20 percent, diabetic retinopathy at noncompensable (as it did not meet the criteria for compensability), erectile dysfunction at noncompensable, and cerebral arteriosclerosis at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction and the reopening of his skin disorder claim have been dismissed due to his withdrawal.

The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to service or his service-connected diabetes. The claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.