Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and increased rating for diabetic retinopathy was granted, with a 10% disability rating assigned as of November 14, 2002, and a 30% disability rating assigned as of October 7, 2002.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 40% and his hypertension is rated at 10%. The evidence does not support higher ratings for either condition.

The Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date beyond September 1, 2006, for education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill was denied as he did not have a physical or mental disability that prevented him from initiating and pursuing an educational program during the applicable period.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against his claim for service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's diabetes insipidus and urinary frequency were granted with specific ratings, with the diabetes insipidus receiving a 60% rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are not of such severity as to render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and headaches are all denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to his active service.,There is no documentation that the Veteran was in Vietnam during his active service. The Board finds that he did not have any exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Korea.,The Veteran does not have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, or headaches that are related to his active service.

The Board has vacated the October 8, 2010 decision denying compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability claimed to be due to VA medical treatment because the evidence was not considered at the time of the decision.

The Veteran claims his current eye disorder is related to his service-connected diabetes. The case is being remanded for further examination and development of records.

The VA determined that the appellant's diabetes mellitus does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, as he is able to regulate his activities and perform daily chores without restriction.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from various sources and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran's claims are currently pending.

The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient evidence, including a questionable military retirement examination report that may have been altered. The Veteran's service connection claim for Type II Diabetes Mellitus and associated peripheral neuropathy is being reviewed again with additional efforts to obtain missing STRs and a VA medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated by service, including as due to herbicide exposure in Korea. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish service connection.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease, which is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicides in service, is granted as service connected. The secondary service connection for diabetes mellitus is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying periods of active duty and inactive duty training, obtaining medical records from SSA, and providing updated opinions regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's current disabilities to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is not service-connected, either on a direct basis or as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claims for hypertension and diabetic eye disability are pending.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.