Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and residuals of a right ankle sprain, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other conditions that would support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and a chronic genitourinary disorder, including prostate disease, both of which were not found to be related to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of its onset during or within one year after his military service and rejecting any presumptive exposure to herbicides as a basis for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased rating of diabetes mellitus, service connection for hypertension secondary to diabetes, and left knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development. The claim for reopening a right knee disability is also being remanded.

The Board found no evidence of diabetes mellitus or neuropathy of the feet in service, and there is insufficient medical evidence to link these conditions to service. The veteran's current disabilities are not presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma was incurred in service, but his diabetes mellitus is not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for such awards.

The veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus secondary to sleep apnea and an increased rating for lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus was denied, and his claims for service connection for acid reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to PTSD were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence to support a relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no new and material evidence. The RO also denied service connection based on herbicide exposure, concluding that there was no evidence linking the condition to a period of active duty or ACDUTRA.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his dysthymic disorder, skin disability, and migraine headaches were denied. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was also denied as the condition is not related to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of their onset or development during active duty. The Board also found that the veteran did not serve in Vietnam and thus could not establish presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and diabetes mellitus, finding that these conditions were not related to his active duty service.

The Board found that the veteran did not have service in Vietnam and therefore, could not be presumed to have been exposed to herbicides. The Board also determined that diabetes mellitus, type II, was not present in service or within one year of discharge, nor is it etiologically related to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an increased evaluation for service-connected Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current stomach disorder, including irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis and colon polyps, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for cancer of the lung, larynx and trachea and Diabetes Mellitus II were denied as there was no evidence showing these conditions were related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his active military service or any in-service disease or injury. The Board also noted that the veteran did not have active service in the Republic of Vietnam and therefore could not establish presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The issues of increased disability evaluations for diabetes mellitus, type II and residual scar are still pending.