Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetic neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities, as well as his claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board found no evidence of diabetes mellitus, type II during service and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's death was caused by sepsis due to staphylococcus infection, and other significant conditions contributing to his death were COPD, diabetes, vascular Dementia, Alzheimer's Dementia, prostate cancer, and myocardial infarction. The Board is remanding the case for further development including a file review by an appropriate examiner to determine if there is a causal nexus between any service-related event and the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, which he claims is due to herbicide exposure during his tour in the Republic of Vietnam. The VA has not yet determined if the veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, Type II.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, afibrillation, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, Charcot joint disease, and left foot disability. The veteran's claims were not granted.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure during his Vietnam-era service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetic retinopathy and depressive disorder or dysthymic disorder due to insufficient evidence. The veteran's current psychiatric condition is unclear in relation to his diabetes mellitus, and there is no objective evidence on unemployability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus with retinopathy, finding that the veteran's condition did not require insulin or regulation of activities.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining employment, thus denying his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and its associated conditions, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The case is REMANDED for further development.

The VA denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus. The appeals seeking service connection for low back and vision problems (claimed as glaucoma) are dismissed due to the veteran's withdrawal of her appeals at a July 2008 hearing.

The Board found that the evidence received since the July 2004 rating decision is not new and material, and therefore, the claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus was not reopened.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities have been rated as 100 percent disabling in combination, including post-traumatic stress disorder, low back disorder, and diabetes mellitus. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's impairment from diabetic neuropathy effectively renders him without the use of his lower extremities, necessitating the use of a wheelchair for locomotion.

The Board has denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension, both claimed as related to active service. The veteran's claims are based on direct service connection rather than a presumption due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back disability and for type II diabetes mellitus, secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The decision on both issues is denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for varicose veins was granted. However, the claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for diabetes mellitus prior to August 16, 2005, was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the veteran's diabetes mellitus is related to his service-connected steroid-induced condition or to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected diabetes mellitus. The RO granted the increased rating on November 17, 2003. The case is being remanded due to procedural defects in VCAA notice.