Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, cervical muscle spasms, and a neck injury as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease that could be linked to the current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, and a compensable evaluation for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities. The claim for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension was also denied.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the timeliness of his notice of disagreement to a March 2004 rating decision that denied service connection for various conditions.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for right knee arthritis and total knee replacement, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and bilateral leg ulcers.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, nonservice connected death pension benefits, and accrued benefits due to a lack of evidence linking the Veteran's service to his conditions that caused his death.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus prior to October 25, 2005 and a rating in excess of 40 percent from October 25, 2005.

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for bilateral inguinal hernia and an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for Type II diabetes mellitus, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The appeal is remanded for further development to verify the Veteran's alleged chemical and herbicide exposures.

The Veteran is granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, as he had onshore service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and is presumed to have been exposed to herbicides.

The Board denied service connection for allergic dermatitis/cutanea tarda and lymphadenopathy as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty service, including alleged exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes mellitus, are of such severity as to preclude him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service, or as a result of his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent as of October 28, 2008, for a low back disability with mechanical and segmental dysfunction, spondylolisthesis, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, and degenerative changes; entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for tremors of the right hand associated with diabetes mellitus; entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for tremors of the left hand associated with diabetes mellitus; entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with hypertension, nephropathy, and impotence; and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle strain (recurrent sprains) on the basis of CUE in a January 3, 2002, RO decision.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a video conference hearing before the Board.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, a sinus disorder, arthritis of the knees, and glaucoma as they were not shown to have been caused by any incident of service. Additionally, it was determined that kidney failure was not proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault by VA.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board made a decision.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus was granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 1971 rating decision denying service connection for diabetes mellitus, nor in the November 2002 rating decision granting service connection based on herbicide exposure.