Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for right knee and diabetes mellitus was denied. The RO has combined a 50 percent rating for status post internal derangement of the right knee with residuals and degenerative changes, and a 20 percent rating for instability of the right knee, resulting in a total combined rating of 60 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability.,VA determined that the appellant did not meet the requirements for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, finding no evidence of direct service connection and noting that he did not serve in Vietnam. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support a presumption based on herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and chronic microscopic hematuria secondary to the sickle cell trait.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was not incurred during service and is not presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure. The RO granted a 10 percent disability rating for tinea pedis effective April 17, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for SMC based on loss of use of his left eye with only light perception, finding that the condition did not exist within one year prior to January 29, 2002.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision. The issues of service connection for PTSD and a bilateral foot disability secondary to diabetes mellitus are not before the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran's diagnosis of diabetes occurred within four months after his discharge from service. Service connection was denied for elevated liver function tests.

The Board has restored service connection for peripheral neuropathy, which was previously severed due to the veteran's diabetes mellitus. The issues of increased evaluations for knee disabilities and hearing loss remain pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, type I, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his conditions did not warrant such ratings based on the evidence of record.

The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses for the claimed conditions and concluded that none were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected diabetes mellitus, finding that a 20 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability.,The RO granted service connection for diabetes and assigned a 20 percent evaluation, effective November 27, 2000. The veteran appealed this decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for further development, including obtaining treatment records from healthcare providers and asking the veteran about his hospitalization history. The VA will also provide a VA examination if the appellant can submit evidence linking current diabetes mellitus to service.

The veteran's claim of a higher disability rating for diabetes mellitus, type II is being remanded to the RO for further action including scheduling an RO hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during active service, and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. As such, the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied.

The Board found that the veteran did not have service in Vietnam and was therefore not exposed to herbicides. The preponderance of evidence indicated that diabetes mellitus, type II, with visual complications, was not incurred during military service or due to any inservice exposure to herbicides.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and assigned a 20 percent evaluation for diabetes mellitus, effective July 9, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, ampullary carcinoma, glaucoma, and uveitis as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The claim for service connection for an eye disability (glaucoma and uveitis) was not addressed in the August 1976 rating decision.