Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and diabetes mellitus, type II were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as he does not meet the legal requirements for eligibility due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidentiary development being necessary, including verification of the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Korea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide exposure is being remanded due to the need for additional notice and development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for residuals of shrapnel wound to his left forearm, service connection for nosebleeds secondary to hypertension, diabetes mellitus or agent orange exposure, and service connection for leg condition due to shrapnel injury. The nerve condition claim was also denied as it was related to diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, including all related conditions, is service connected due to exposure to herbicides in service. The appeal is granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for increased rating of right foot disability is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not show a direct relationship between his claimed conditions and his military service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus does not require regulation of activities, and thus a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is not service-connected and his claims for peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus are also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not due to, caused by, or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have Type II Diabetes Mellitus or Kidney Cancer that is related to his military service. The evidence does not show actual duty or visitation in Vietnam, and there is no indication of herbicide exposure during service.

The Board found no causal link between the Appellant's military service and his current diagnoses of diabetes mellitus, type II, or hepatitis C. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board finds that the VA facilities are geographically accessible and capable of providing the required care, thus denying the Veteran's claim for fee basis medical care.

The Veteran's respiratory symptoms are attributed to COPD, not asbestosis. The Board denied service connection for asbestosis and related conditions due to lack of evidence linking the current disability to service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable diagnostic code. The impotence and residuals of prostate cancer are not service-connected or do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied claims for service connection for diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and a disability manifested by open sores on the left leg due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus was denied as the evidence did not show that his diabetes was present prior to May 9, 1995.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, and macromastia are not related to service. The claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, myopathy, and sensory peripheral neuropathy were not incurred or aggravated by his military service, including as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The claims are therefore denied.