Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires insulin, a restricted diet, and regulation of activities. The disability does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation due to lack of episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring hospitalizations or visits to a diabetic care provider.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a compensable rating for chronic right epididymitis, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart condition, diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are not related to his active service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus has been rated at 20 percent since July 9, 2001. The Board finds that a higher rating of 40 percent is not warranted prior to May 24, 2005 and warrants denial.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus does not require regulation of activities, and therefore a higher rating is denied.

The Board has granted restoration of service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, as these conditions were previously severed due to the severance of service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues, and the case will be scheduled for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus has not required insulin, a restricted diet, and regulation of activities. Therefore, the claim for an evaluation greater than 20 percent is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy as they are not related to his service-connected left thoracotomy.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or special home adaptations due to his inability to qualify based on loss of use of both lower extremities, blindness in both eyes with only light perception, or anatomical loss or loss of use of one lower extremity.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records and need for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's appeal is dismissed as he withdrew his claims for service connection of eczema, including claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure; entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity and entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity.

The veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus is presumed to have developed as a result of exposure to herbicides during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current Type I or Type II diabetes mellitus, as well as the severity of the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability. The issues include determining whether the veteran's diabetes is related to his period of active duty service from May 1967 to March 1970, including as due to presumed herbicide exposure, and whether he should receive a higher rating for his service-connected right shoulder condition.

The veteran's daughter, C., is recognized as a helpless child for VA purposes due to her permanent incapacity of self-support caused by her brain tumor and related conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's exposure in Vietnam and his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking any of the veteran's conditions to his active service or to a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus is service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam-era service. The claims for secondary service connection of erectile dysfunction and peripheral vascular disease are remanded for further development.

The Board finds that the veteran served in the Republic of Vietnam and has a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II. Therefore, service connection for this disability is granted due to exposure to herbicides.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus type II, as the veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on insulin and restricted diet requirements.