Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his diabetes disability.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral diabetic retinopathy does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation since March 15, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's request for payment of medical expenses incurred from August 12-18, 2002 due to a lack of evidence showing he had been in receipt of VA medical services within the 24-month period preceding the treatment.

The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's period of service. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and providing notice regarding effective dates.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran was granted service connection for both conditions, but his initial ratings were found to be inadequate.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the hands, hypothyroidism, and bilateral bunionectomies. The conditions were not present in service or within one year of separation, and there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no medical evidence linking the condition to his period of service.

The Board found that the immediate and contributory causes of the veteran's death were not service-connected conditions, and thus denied claims for service connection for the cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being returned to the RO for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's employability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of 20 percent prior to December 10, 2003 and 40 percent from that date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, warranting secondary service connection.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher initial evaluations for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities were granted. The effective date remains November 5, 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a left knee disability, as well as his claim for an increased rating for right knee chondromalacia. The effective date for the assignment of a 10% evaluation for right knee chondromalacia was not changed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding no evidence of in-service exposure and insufficient medical evidence linking current diabetes to service.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as presumptively service-connected due to exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the left knee, a right knee disorder, and major depression, are not related to his service-connected low back disability. Therefore, these claims for secondary service connection have been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for diabetes mellitus type II or hypertension. The claims are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy, finding that the veteran's conditions are due to herbicide exposure in service. Service connection for coronary artery disease is remanded for further development.