Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires the use of an oral hypoglycemic and a restricted diet, but does not require insulin. The Board finds that the criteria for a 20 percent initial disability rating are met.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of death due to new and material evidence. However, it was determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus has been rated at 20 percent since July 9, 2001. The Board is remanding the case to determine if there are any compensable complications of diabetes mellitus that should be evaluated separately.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus as there is no evidence of a disease during or within one year after service, and no medical opinion linking the current condition to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, rhinosinusitis, and bilateral defective hearing with tympanosclerosis of the left ear. The veteran was not granted any higher ratings under VA's rating criteria.

The veteran's service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to Agent Orange. Service connection for psoriasis is also granted, with an initial evaluation of 10 percent effective October 1, 2002.

The veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and the appellant is not entitled to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain additional medical records and Social Security Administration documentation. The veteran's claims for hearing loss, paranoid schizophrenia, and type II diabetes mellitus will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current gastrointestinal disorder (GERD) is service-connected, but his stomach ulcer, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus are not service-connected.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure, and denied the claim. For bilateral hearing loss, the Board noted current diagnoses but could not establish a nexus between the condition and active military service.

The veteran's initial service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus requires insulin and a restricted diet, but does not require regulation of his activities or avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities. The RO denied the claim for an increased disability rating.

The veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II was denied by the Board. The RO had previously granted service connection and assigned a 20 percent rating effective to March 25, 2003.

The Board denied a disability rating greater than 40 percent for diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current heart, diabetes, and hypertension conditions and his military service. The residuals from his abdominal surgery in 1996 are not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities. The RO assigned staged evaluations based on the severity of each condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current disability of diabetic nephropathy and thus denied his claim for service connection as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and requesting a VA physician's opinion on whether the veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was related to his death from pancreatic islet cell carcinoma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostate cancer. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.