Diabetes Board decisions

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

The Board has granted service connection for congestive heart failure as secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. The initial evaluation of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence is in equipoise to warrant a determination of service connection. Service connection was also granted for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected diabetes.

The veteran's initial rating for diabetes mellitus was granted at 20 percent, effective March 8, 2005. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating as he does not require insulin.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for cause of death, but denied the claim as there is no evidence linking the veteran's death to his active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus type II warrants a 20% disability rating, effective October 26, 2003. The current evidence does not support an increase in the disability rating.

The Board has denied the reopening of claims for service connection for depression, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, including exposure to herbicides. The evidence submitted does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's diabetes mellitus is related to service, and there is no medical evidence of its presence within one year after separation from active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, a psychiatric disorder, hypertension, a liver disorder, and a respiratory disorder. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions and concluded that there was insufficient evidence to link any of them to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and assigned a 20 percent disability evaluation effective from November 29, 2005. The veteran's appeal is REMANDED to schedule him for a hearing before the Board at the RO in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, and neuropathy secondary to Type II diabetes mellitus. The decision found that there was no evidence of diabetes during service or within one year after retirement, thus denying direct service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, a left knee disability, tinea cruris, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, including as due to Agent Orange exposure, is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and concluded that the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and glaucoma. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficiently severe to meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant.

The veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and diabetes are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA medical treatment records.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back condition and diabetes mellitus with associated neuropathy, are now shown to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that he is unemployable due to these conditions as of August 8, 2006.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was rated at 60 percent from April 18, 2007. The neuropathy of the right lower extremity warranted a 10 percent rating since August 14, 2003. The dermatitis of the left forearm did not meet criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity. The veteran's service-connected conditions were rated based on their direct impact without any presumption or secondary linkage.