Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, retinopathy, and coronary artery disease are not related to service or any service-connected disability. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, heart disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and retinopathy were denied as there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's disability rating for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, retinopathy, and nephropathy was reduced from 40% to 20%, effective November 1, 2007. The decision also granted a higher rating for the period prior to November 1, 2007.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam service, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of medical records and a new VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of diabetes mellitus, type II, in service or for many years after separation. The Veteran's claim was denied as there is not sufficient medical evidence to link his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's claims of COPD, heart disability, and diabetes mellitus were denied as they are not service-connected.

The Veteran's initial claim for service-connected diabetes mellitus type II was granted, but the Board finds that a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and neuropathy of the lower extremities is denied as there is no current diagnosis or established link between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to an inextricably intertwined issue of service connection for coronary artery disease, claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The case will be returned to the Board after resolving this matter.

The Veteran's initial ratings for diabetes mellitus and hypertension were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's vision disorder claim is denied, but his PTSD claim is reopened. He is granted TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic back disorder, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus secondary to PTB is reopened. However, the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active military service or any incident thereof.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and left foot fracture claims are being remanded for further development as the evidence is insufficient to decide these cases.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left lower extremity atherosclerotic vascular disease with claudication and diabetic peripheral neuropathy were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate duty to assist and VCAA notice issues. The appellant's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus, type II is being returned to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and associated diabetic complications are granted as presumptively incurred due to herbicide exposure during service in Thailand.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein. Hypertension was neither caused nor aggravated by a service-connected disability, to include diabetes mellitus, Type 2.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have service in Vietnam and thus could not establish presumptive exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service exposure to herbicides, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnoses to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides or other chemicals during service, and whether his current conditions are related to such exposure.