Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and residuals of a tonsillectomy due to lack of evidence showing current disabilities resulting from these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during service, and for further development of his claims.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to determine if the veteran's erectile dysfunction is due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a low back disorder, and diabetes mellitus. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims based on direct service connection.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, secondary to Agent Orange exposure, effective from February 23, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to combat exposure, and there is sufficient evidence linking his current symptoms of PTSD to events in service. The claim for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence supporting a current disability.

The case is being remanded due to the inability to obtain a recording of the veteran's July 2005 video-conference hearing. The veteran has been requested to attend an additional hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Waco RO.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and dismissed his appeal regarding diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, post-traumatic pleural fibrosis, a low back disability, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, and acute otitis externa. The reasons were that there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year after separation, and the veteran did not have current diagnoses for some of the claimed conditions.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus has been rated at 20 percent since the effective date of service connection. The Board finds that his disability does not warrant a higher rating as it does not require regulation of activities such as avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for cervical dysplasia, molluscum contagiosum, residuals of excision of pilar cyst from the scalp, and diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not show that any condition required continuous treatment or was so severe as to prevent control by treatment.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete records and further examination is needed.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as there is no evidence of negligence, error in judgment, lack of proper skill or other fault on the part of VA.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for Type 2 diabetes mellitus, concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed due to herbicide exposure. The Board found no evidence linking the diabetes to his military service.

The veteran's claimed conditions of asthma, diabetes mellitus, and a visual disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service. The appeal is denied.

The Board is unable to proceed with a decision on the service connection claim for diabetes mellitus and its residuals due to incomplete records, specifically the lack of service medical records and personnel/administrative records. The case is REMANDED to obtain these records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from VA and non-VA providers, as well as seeking records from the Marine Corp Data Processing Center in DaNang, Vietnam. The veteran's claims will be reviewed again after all requested information is obtained.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of diabetes mellitus and TDIU were denied, while the claim for reimbursement of ambulance costs was referred to the RO.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, colon cancer, and bronchiectasis as secondary to nicotine dependence acquired during service.