Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, finding that his condition did not require a restricted diet or activity regulation due to diabetes.

The VA has denied a higher initial disability rating for diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on his current treatment and lack of complications.

The Board has determined that the appellant is in need of aid and attendance due to her physical and mental incapacity, which requires care or assistance on a regular basis to protect herself from hazards and dangers incident to her daily environment. Aid and attendance benefits are therefore granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and a chronic acquired disorder manifested by dizziness, both claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure. The Board found no current disability of either condition and noted that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that her service-connected essential tremor did not contribute to the veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral arterial vascular disease and small cell lymphoma of the lacrimal lens, postoperative as secondary to diabetes mellitus with nephropathy. Service connection for hypertension was denied as not being secondary to diabetes mellitus with nephropathy. The claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for diabetes mellitus with nephropathy is pending.

The Board granted a higher initial rating of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran requires a restricted diet and takes a hypoglycemic agent (Glyburide). The other issues regarding service connection for bilateral eye disability and foot disability were not addressed as they are separate claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and prostatitis, finding no evidence to support these conditions as being incurred or aggravated by his military service. The nervous condition claim was also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim that her husband filed a service connection claim for Type II diabetes as a result of exposure to herbicides prior to his death. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have developed as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, which requires insulin and a restricted diet but not regulation of activities, warrants an initial evaluation of 20 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and a back disability. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of these conditions during or immediately after service, and that any current diagnoses are not related to service.

The veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide exposure. The claim is being remanded for further examination and review.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for defective vision, a liver disease (to include hepatitis C), and diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange in service. The case is remanded to verify the veteran's claimed service in Vietnam and to seek verification of any visits or exchanges with personnel from the Australian 1st Division.

The Board found that the appellant did not serve in Vietnam and thus is not entitled to a presumption of Agent Orange exposure. As such, service connection for diabetes mellitus type II cannot be granted based on this presumption.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II with peripheral neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy, hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The denial is based on a lack of evidence showing in-service exposure to herbicides or other events that could have caused the veteran's current conditions.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for further development due to potential exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus, claiming it is related to his exposure to herbicide in Vietnam. The RO denied the claim due to lack of evidence that he set foot in Vietnam. The Board has determined a remand is needed to obtain information about the USS HULL's visits to Da Nang and to provide a medical opinion on whether diabetes mellitus is related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicide.