Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or at the housebound rate due to her multiple conditions, including right arm lymphedema, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The evidence did not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating or permanent confinement to her dwelling.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus type I may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated by service due to herbicide exposure, and thus denied the claim.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death while the case was pending before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The preponderance of evidence shows that the veteran did not have a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus until after separation from service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and SMC were denied due to the lack of evidence showing a direct link between his conditions and his military service. The claim for PTSD was granted, but not at an increased rate.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's diabetes mellitus, adhesive capsulitis of both shoulders, and diabetic neuropathy of both upper extremities. The veteran appealed for higher initial ratings for these conditions, but the Board found no basis to grant any rating higher than 20 percent.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, and there is no evidence to warrant referral for consideration of individual unemployability on an extra-schedular basis.

The veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for Type II Diabetes Mellitus was denied, as the evidence did not support a need for insulin or an oral hypoglycemic agent. His hypertension claim was also denied due to lack of competent medical evidence linking it to his service-connected diabetes.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetic retinopathy was denied, and his request for an increased evaluation for right eye disability was also denied. The RO found that the veteran did not have diabetic retinopathy and that the right eye disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluation of diabetes mellitus and service connection for hypertension, right eye iritis, PTSD, and left wrist tendonitis. The VA found that diabetes mellitus alone warranted a 20% rating without requiring regulation of activities or hospitalizations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back strain with mechanical low back pain is the result of a motor vehicle accident during active duty for training, and service connection is granted.

The veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus and related conditions, including visual impairment. The Board has determined that the claim should be remanded to investigate his claimed herbicide exposure in Thailand and Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, pancreatic cancer, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to questions about his claimed exposure in Vietnam and the need to verify his tour of duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic hypertension, and a separate compensable evaluation for diabetic retinopathy. The evidence received since the December 2001 rating decision was found to be cumulative and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The VA denied the veteran's request for a higher rating of 20 percent for his diabetes mellitus, stating that there is no medical evidence showing regulation of activities due to the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service or herbicide exposure.