Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to noise exposure during service.,New and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining deck logs and VA treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired anxiety disorder, to include PTSD, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was not found to be related to service or Agent Orange exposure. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise and affords the Veteran the full benefit of the doubt, granting service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes, finding no evidence of diabetes during service or within one year after discharge. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination and there is no indication that his diabetes is related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the lower extremities, secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus with cataracts and nephropathy, has been denied. His claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with cataracts and nephropathy remains pending.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a right eye condition. The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the validity of these claims, including verifying herbicide exposure in Panama and obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the conditions.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, claiming exposure to herbicides during his service aboard the USS Independence in Vietnam. The Board finds that additional development is needed to verify if and when the ship carried herbicides onboard and whether the Veteran served on landmass of Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for senile and peripheral cortical cataracts, and diabetes mellitus, type II. The appeal is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's original claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied in April 2004 due to lack of evidence showing exposure to herbicides. The Board found no new and material evidence since the previous denial.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for diabetes mellitus or shortness of breath, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is rated at 10 percent, but the claims for gastroparesis and hypertension are denied as not related to service or due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and muscle breakdown as they were not permanently worsened by the appellant's reserve duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as due to herbicide exposure, is denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have active service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam Era and was not exposed to herbicides while on active duty, thus precluding presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy, and multiple myeloma were denied as these conditions are not presumed to have been incurred due to his alleged exposure to herbicides during service. The Board found that the first evidence of these conditions is decades after service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes, left eye blindness, and a back disorder due to lack of current diagnoses and insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is etiologically related to his period of active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including broken teeth, migraine headaches, head injury, dislocated shoulder, hip arthritis, knee arthritis, nose and jaw injuries, diabetes mellitus, thyroid issues, lung problems, throat issues, breathing problems, allergies, gum bleeding, loss of smell/taste, sleep apnea, swallowing problems (dysphagia), blepharitis, ulcers, chronic fatigue syndrome, psychiatric disorders, fear of heights, memory problems, and insomnia are not supported by the evidence.