Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has granted an initial rating of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, effective from May 21, 2003. The veteran's condition requires insulin and a restricted diet.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that it was not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected congestive heart failure.

Service connection for polycystic ovarian disease and diabetes mellitus has been granted.,The veteran's polycystic ovarian disease is presumed to have had its onset during active service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, and tinnitus related to exposure to Agent Orange are denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher disability rating for type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary artery disease is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a service connection claim for the claimed disabilities, and thus the claims are denied.

The Board has restored service connection for diabetes mellitus due to the equipoise of evidence regarding the veteran's diagnosis.

The veteran died of metastatic renal carcinoma, which the VA medical opinion found was not related to his service. The appellant claimed that prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus type II contributed to his death.,The veteran did not have a permanent total service-connected disability at the time of his death or die as a result of a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus warrants a 20 percent initial rating, effective July 9, 2001. The appeal for an earlier effective date was also granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating for this condition. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and has found that the appellant was exposed to mustard gas/lewisite while serving on Johnston Island, which is sufficient evidence to establish service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to independently perform daily functions of self-care and protect himself from the hazards and dangers incident to his daily environment, warranting special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance starting September 28, 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for his service-connected diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure and noting that the condition was not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding service records and a need for further medical examination regarding whether diabetes mellitus had its onset or increased in severity during active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, a heart condition, kidney disorder, arthritis, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus does not require regulation of activities, and therefore, the claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2 and grants this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed low back disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by military service.