Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran's hearing loss is found to be related to his military service. The claim for increased rating of diabetes mellitus and a separate compensable rating for diabetic retinopathy is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to diabetes mellitus and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The Board has determined that these issues are inextricably intertwined with the TDIU claim, necessitating further development.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran's current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is more likely than not related to his period of active military service.

The veteran was found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities prior to September 21, 2006. The medical evidence supports the finding that he could not secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the veteran's service-connected conditions and their impact on his ability to work. The case is being remanded for further examination and review.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2; sleep apnea (claimed as a sleep disorder); irritable bowel syndrome; and neurological disability of bilateral upper and lower extremities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The conditions did not manifest in service or within one year thereafter, and there was no evidence of a causal relationship to service.

The veteran seeks service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, which is presumed due to in-service herbicide exposure. However, the case is remanded to verify his presence in the Republic of Vietnam and to attempt to corroborate his claimed TDY assignments.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that his type I diabetes is not caused by exposure to herbicides in Vietnam and does not warrant the legal presumption of causation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, edema of the lower extremities, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left eye disorder, and right eye disorder are not etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease is considered secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, finding no competent medical evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The VA denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type 2, with hypertension. The evidence showed that the veteran's diabetes required oral medication and insulin as well as restrictions in his diet but not 'regulation of activities' as defined by the criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's diabetes mellitus and its related complications (nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy).

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus played a material causal role in his death from liver cancer, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, and morbid obesity as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his terminal conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance was granted effective September 13, 2004. The decision is based on his current disabilities and their impact on daily activities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service disease or injury, and thus failing to meet Hickson elements (2) and (3).

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes and infectious hepatitis were denied, while the claim for service connection for a kidney condition secondary to diabetes was also denied.