Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran's TDIU rating was granted effective June 1, 2004 based on the increase in severity of his service-connected conditions and to resolve reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, which is presumed due to his service in Vietnam, caused or aggravated his fatal pancreatic cancer. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that new and material evidence was not presented.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (congestive heart failure due to coronary artery disease) was not incurred or aggravated in active military service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that any of these conditions are related to his service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of his diabetes mellitus. He also requested to reopen his claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder and knee disabilities, PTSD, kidney stones, diabetes mellitus, and heart disease. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service, did not have a relationship to any service-connected condition, and no new evidence was presented to reopen previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed stressors and their impact on his PTSD diagnosis. The RO is instructed to request ship deck logs from the National Archives for verification of the veteran's in-service stressors.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus secondary to herbicide exposure and for bilateral hearing loss due to noise exposure during active duty and National Guard service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected balanitis xerotica obliterans with urethral stricture (BXO) with US.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection. The diabetes mellitus claim was remanded due to insufficient reasons, while the gastrointestinal disorder claim remains pending.

The Board has received a withdrawal request from the appellant prior to any decision being made, thus dismissing the appeal.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's request to restore a 100% evaluation for his renal dysfunction with coronary artery disease associated with diabetes mellitus, type II. The RO reduced this rating from 100% to 60%, effective September 1, 2004.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain VA and private medical records, conduct an examination, and determine if the veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an increased evaluation for PTSD. The evidence did not show a diagnosis of diabetes, and there was no finding of PTSD disability that would warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show a confirmed regulation of activities due to diabetes, or such symptoms as episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection of hypertension and diabetes mellitus before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus due to presumed exposure to herbicides. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus is also granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of his preexisting conditions.