Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has ordered additional development to verify the veteran's claimed stressors for PTSD and obtain his VA treatment records. The case will be re-adjudicated after these actions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the veteran's heart disorder and his service-connected disabilities, as well as the evaluation of his diabetes mellitus. The veteran will need to undergo further examinations.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from March 5, 2004 to March 6, 2004 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital are denied as the treatment was not for a medical emergency.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, which was secondary to in-service exposure to herbicides, has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no current diagnosis of diabetes and that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear relationship between hypertension and diabetes mellitus, procedural issues related to secondary service connection regulations, and incomplete medical records. Further examination is required.

The veteran's appeal of increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremity, as well as his claim for erectile dysfunction have been withdrawn. The Board has dismissed these issues due to withdrawal.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; bilateral cataracts, post operative; and residuals of penicillin sensitivity reaction. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, has been rated at 20 percent since May 2001. The evidence does not show that the condition requires regulation of activities or hospitalization for complications.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected diabetes and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, cardiac arrest due to ischemic cardiomyopathy and diabetes mellitus, was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability. The appellant did not meet the criteria for DIC under provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to verify his exposure to Agent Orange in Korea.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 40 percent. For the left lower extremity, a 20 percent rating has been granted effective August 17, 2006. For the right lower extremity, a 20 percent rating has been granted effective March 16, 2007.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus does not require regulation of activities, and thus an evaluation in excess of 20 percent is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to VA death pension benefits as a helpless child due to her current age and lack of evidence showing she was permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, both of which he claimed were due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied service connection for nerve damage, left ulnar neuropathy, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II, as these conditions are not shown to be related to the veteran's active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected diabetes mellitus and lower extremity polyneuropathy, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's rating schedule.