Diabetes Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's service on shore in Vietnam and his responsibilities aboard the USS Mars.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides and no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, as there is no evidence of exposure to herbicides and the condition did not manifest during or within one year after service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as there is no evidence that his condition was incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the claim for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, claimed as due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran is granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to Agent Orange exposure. The claims for hypertension and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD are remanded.

The Board remands the appeal to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records and information regarding potential Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no evidence linking his coronary artery disease or diabetes mellitus to his military service.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II and a compensable rating for hypertension. However, the Veteran was granted separate 20 percent ratings for diabetic neuritis of both lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 20 percent disabling for service-connected diabetes mellitus type II are being remanded for further development.

The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was reopened and granted, while the claim for a respiratory condition was denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including verification of the Veteran's presence in Vietnam and review of deck logs from the USS Repose.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as there is no evidence that the condition began during active service or within one year of discharge. The veteran also appealed entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, but this issue was remanded.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claims.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent, as it requires insulin and a restricted diet but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's service in Vietnam and an examination to determine if hypertension is related to diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence in the Veteran's extensive medical record that his kidney disease was due to gout medication.