Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and ensuring all pertinent evidence is considered.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, and his peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity warrants a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, diabetes mellitus (due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam), and erectile dysfunction as secondary to coronary artery disease. Service connection is denied for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities and kidney disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a statement of the case on service connection for coronary artery disease and an examination to determine his employability.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been incurred in service as a result of herbicide exposure during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a respiratory disorder, finding no evidence of in-service exposure or continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining his Reserve service records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities is not service-connected, as it is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board found no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during service and denied the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus and hypertension as not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and benign prostatic hypertrophy were not incurred or aggravated during service. The evidence does not support a finding of exposure to herbicides for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable as of February 21, 2008. His TDIU claim was granted with this effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and assigned a disability rating of 20 percent. The effective date remains February 20, 2001 as this is the earliest date entitlement arose.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating for his osteoarthritis of the right knee prior to April 24, 2006 and since June 1, 2007.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his conditions are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active duty military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.