Diabetes Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records from SSA and VA.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the appellant had diabetes mellitus within one year of his separation from active service, warranting presumptive service connection. The claim for vision problems secondary to diabetes mellitus is remanded due to unclear etiology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of in-country service and obtaining medical records.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have exposure to Agent Orange and thus could not establish service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II or prostate cancer on a presumptive basis. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection either.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent. The previously assigned 50 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss was reduced to 40 percent due to improvement in hearing acuity. The Veteran is found eligible for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his active service and the condition. The Court had previously stayed adjudication due to a legal challenge regarding herbicide exposure presumptions.

The Veteran's diabetic retinopathy was manifested by mild background diabetic retinopathy with no impairment of visual acuity prior to November 7, 2005. Subsequent to this date, the condition was characterized as moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy in one eye and mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy in the other eye.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear was denied. His claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and type II diabetes mellitus were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol/high triglycerides, and osteoporosis are not related to his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the need for a new VA opinion regarding the relationship between his current condition and his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus is secondary to his service-connected renal insufficiency with hypertension.

The Veteran's death is being reviewed for possible service connection due to exposure to ionizing radiation, but the appeal must be remanded as there are insufficient records and medical opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD, type II diabetes mellitus, and skin condition of the arms were all denied. The Veteran was not granted any new effective dates for benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, and he has been granted separate compensable evaluations for erectile dysfunction, gastroparesis, cataracts, and hemorrhoids as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence of a causal link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as dyslipidemia. The reasons were that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange, and the conditions did not manifest within a year of discharge from active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations were denied. The issues of service connection for PTSD, scars of the groin as residuals of fungal infection, myositis, degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine, appendectomy scar, and diabetes mellitus with complications are addressed in the Remand portion.

The Board found that the Veteran's current diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, respiratory disability, acquired psychiatric disability, and hypertension are not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.