Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.,The TDIU rating was dismissed as the 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD precludes assignment of a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability is denied. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection, and there is no competent medical evidence linking his current heart condition to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of service connection for gout, congestive heart failure, and diabetes mellitus prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings, including obtaining missing service records and addressing the veteran's disagreement with his initial rating for lumbar spine disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a separate disability rating of 20 percent for urinary frequency (polyuria) secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and granted it. The CAD issue is being REMANDED due to lack of recent VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus contributed to his death from metastatic pancreatic carcinoma, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not service-connected as it was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. However, due to a recent amendment in VA regulations regarding secondary service connection, the case is being remanded for further examination and consideration of whether the veteran's coronary artery disease may have aggravated his hypertension.

The veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) was granted a rating of 40 percent effective July 13, 2006.,A subsequent evaluation in excess of 20 percent for DM from February 17, 2007 is denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, urinary frequency, and sexual dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus, all of which were deemed not related to the veteran's active duty service.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, diabetes mellitus, was not caused by any incident of service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of diabetes within one year after separation from service and rejecting a VA examiner's opinion.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetic retinopathy and hearing loss were denied, as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable VA rating schedules. Service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dysmetabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, asthma, and chronic allergic rhinitis. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.,Specifically, there was no medical evidence linking any of these conditions to service. The Board found that the veteran's current diagnoses predated his active duty service.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, for accrued benefits purposes, based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of diabetic retinopathy or a cardiovascular disorder related to service, and the veteran's claims for secondary service connection are denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and additional medical opinions.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his diabetes mellitus and whether it requires regulation of activities.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for further development due to incomplete information and evidence. The claims of service connection for residuals of injury to the right great toe, bilateral hearing loss, and pneumonia are also being remanded.

The veteran's conditions do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound due to his ability to perform daily living activities independently.