Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hypothyroidism, which she claims was caused by VA treatment in April 1998. The case has been remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the causation of her additional disabilities and their relationship to the treatment.

The Board finds that the veteran's diabetes mellitus does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent due to its current manifestations, which do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a bilateral leg condition, finding no evidence to support these claims based on direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's microalbuminuria, associated with his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus, warrants a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2, which requires insulin and a restricted diet. The current rating also considers regulation of activities as part of the disability picture.

The Board denied service connection for a skin rash and diabetes mellitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a skin rash.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues except peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, which is granted.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service stressors that are verified.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type II and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition due to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has ordered the case remanded due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and for consideration of a new argument regarding aggravation by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened, but the diabetes mellitus remains at a 20 percent rating.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the veteran did not serve in Vietnam and therefore could not be presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange. As a result, service connection for diabetes mellitus due to exposure to herbicides was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including peptic ulcer disease, diabetes, hypertension, heart attack, blisters and hives, upper and lower back problems, and breathing problems (COPD and sleep apnea), are not related to his active service or exposure to mustard gas. As such, these claims have been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for minimal background diabetic retinopathy of both eyes, finding that it is causally related to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied a request for an effective date prior to May 8, 2001 for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, which requires insulin and a restricted diet. The appeal is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran is presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam, and therefore service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates of service connection for diabetic neuropathy and erectile dysfunction were denied as the earliest date entitlement arose is February 18, 2004.,The veteran was granted an effective date of December 6, 2004 for his claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including cervical spine disability, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep apnea, sarcoidosis, dizziness and fainting spells, pain in joints, leg cramps, anxiety and stress, and shortness of breath, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The decision is based on a finding that the current diagnoses are not related to service.