Diabetes Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, concluding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis within one year of discharge and thus not warranting presumptive service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The evaluation of his type 2 diabetes mellitus remains pending.

The Board has ordered additional development due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for a C-peptide test result interpretation. The case will be remanded for further review by a VA physician.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have diabetes mellitus and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and residuals of bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus and service connection for nephritis as secondary to her service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation of diabetes mellitus and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has denied reopening the claims for service connection for bone ulcer of the right shin, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and left knee injury due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus due to new and material evidence. However, it was not established that the condition is related to his military service.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires insulin, a restricted diet and regulation of activities. A 40 percent rating is granted for the veteran's diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board has determined that the veteran's December 12, 2003 treatment was for a service-connected disability and met the criteria for emergency medical services. As such, payment or reimbursement is granted.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO/AMC for further development and consideration, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the veteran's erectile dysfunction and diabetic retinopathy.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was rated at 20% from June 8, 1990 to June 5, 1996 and at 40% since September 17, 2004. The Board found that the disability warranted a higher rating based on its severity.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating greater than 40 percent, as there is no evidence of episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for clarification on whether he wishes these issues to be withdrawn. If the veteran does not wish them to be withdrawn, the case will return to the Board for further review.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for increased initial evaluations for his service-connected hypertension and diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board denied service connection for osteoporosis and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of current disability or a causal link to service.,Service connection was granted for epididymitis with testicular atrophy and hypogonadism, but the effective date for the increased rating was not earlier than April 8, 1996.