Diabetes Board decisions

The appeal is remanded for the acquisition of additional evidence and a DRO review.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was denied a higher evaluation as the evidence did not support a 40 percent or greater rating.

The veteran was granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as due to exposure to herbicides, and an earlier effective date of October 18, 1983, for the grant of service connection for sickle cell disease.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus does not require regulation of activities, and the ratings for diabetic eye disease complications were adjusted based on visual acuity changes.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The remaining claims for secondary conditions are remanded.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 20 percent for the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, and denied an initial compensable disability rating between December 3, 2003 and December 18, 2006 and an initial disability rating greater than 10% since December 19, 2006 for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, and a cervical spine disability as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year of discharge, nor any competent medical evidence linking them to his active duty.

The Board remands the claims for service connection to the RO for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and right ear hearing loss were denied, as was his request for an increased disability rating for migraine headaches. The effective date of the grant of an increased disability rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine remained November 27, 2000.

The veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, which are currently assigned a combined rating of 90 percent.

The Board granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. A remand is required to determine if the veteran was on active duty or active duty for training during a specific period and to obtain an examination regarding both hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was withdrawn. The claim for a low back disorder was reopened and denied, while the claim for a seizure disorder was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding it as likely as not that the condition manifested within one year after separation from service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, arthritis, and a kidney condition were reopened but ultimately denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and residuals of right leg injury as there is no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of vision, diabetes mellitus, left leg venous insufficiency, psychiatric disorder (dysthymia and depression), hypertension, lumbosacral strain, heart disorder, and residuals of dental trauma as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the left and right shoulders, and arthritis of the finger joints of both hands as there was no evidence to support a direct link between these conditions and his period of active service.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was rated at 40 percent, and his claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened but ultimately denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, schizophrenia (previously evaluated as a personality disorder), bilateral tinnitus, low back disability, left ankle disability, chronic kidney failure, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, Type II, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and no medical nexus to service.