Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides. The Board also found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his active service and remanded for further development regarding hypertension.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated by service, including claimed herbicide exposure. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a relationship between his current condition and any incident of service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disability, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities. The appeal was based on exposure to herbicides in service but no such exposure is presumed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, right hip disabilities, right knee disability, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sinus disability, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), and swollen neck glands. The evidence submitted since the previous denial was found not to be new and material.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by a disease or injury in service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, claimed as due to exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand, is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his death from hepatocellular carcinoma. The appellant is also eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by military service and did not arise from exposure to herbicides. The evidence showed no in-service diagnosis or treatment for diabetes, and the condition was first diagnosed more than 32 years after separation from service.

The Veteran's appeal of a retroactive temporary total rating based on surgery for prostate cancer in June 2004 was dismissed due to the finality of the September 2005 rating decision. The claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, as well as reopening service connection for psychiatric disorder, are addressed.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, including ED and sleep apnea, as they were not shown to be related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his active service, including exposure to herbicides. Service connection for diabetes mellitus and its secondary effects on other conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for diabetes mellitus, type II (20 percent) and PTSD (30 percent) have been granted.

The Veteran seeks service connection for hypertension, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease. The Board has determined that further development is needed to clarify the relationship between these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the issues of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity and erythema annulare centrifugum, as well as service connection for diabetes mellitus and refractive error with presbyopia have been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to the appellant's failure to appear for a requested Travel Board hearing. The case is now pending and will be scheduled for another hearing.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss disability due to new evidence. The decision on diabetes mellitus remains denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The October 2004 rating decision denying these claims remains final.

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and secondary service connection for end stage renal disease with hypertension, both of which are presumed to be due to the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and related conditions are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in Thailand. The acquired psychiatric disability is linked to the service-connected conditions.