Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding no credible evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other factors linking the conditions to service.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence linking his conditions to active service or any exposure to ionizing radiation. The Board found that the cause of death was natural causes.

The claim for a higher evaluation of diabetes mellitus, type II is granted and the effective date is set at March 18, 2004. Service connection for hyperlipidemia, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, and erectile dysfunction are all denied.

The Board has granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam-era service is presumed and he meets the diagnostic criteria for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected bronchitis did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage requirements for a TDIU, and his unemployability is attributed to nonservice-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus has been rated at 20 percent since May 8, 2001. The evidence does not show that the disability requires insulin and a restricted diet or oral hypoglycemic agent and a restricted diet.

The Veteran's type 1 Diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated by service, nor is it presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for a heart disability, peripheral neuropathy, and eye condition secondary to diabetes are also denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the claims of an effective date before June 19, 2003, for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits, and of service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange, are not before the Board.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records and examination reports.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right leg disorder is not related to service or any incident therein, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea has been granted. However, the effective date of the rating remains pending as a separate issue.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is more likely than not a cause of his current erectile dysfunction, and thus grants service connection for ED as secondary to diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC by reason of the need for regular aid and attendance of another person.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's eye disorders to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a respiratory disability due to asbestos exposure as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to service or any in-service exposures.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or chronically aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated by service, and the Board denied his claim as there is no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, finding new and material evidence. However, it was not able to establish a link between these conditions and his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is dismissed as the original decision became final.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Type II Diabetes Mellitus is denied because the earliest date of receipt of a formal or informal claim was May 31, 2005.