Diabetes Board decisions

The veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus is not the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The Board has denied a higher disability rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of amputation of the left great toe and diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in active military service.

The veteran's service records do not show any complaints or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions. The veteran testified that he did not receive medical treatment for these conditions during his military service.,VA has reviewed all available evidence and determined that there is no basis to establish service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected PTSD, which aggravated his other conditions. The DIC claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for the cause of death. Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 has been established.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and there is no evidence to support service connection for this condition. The claim is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus and glaucoma were not incurred during service or due to his service-connected hypertension. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, based on presumptive exposure to Agent Orange is May 8, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus and sleep apnea are proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability, granting service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his diabetes mellitus and any related complications.

The Board has determined that there is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether the veteran's diabetes and/or coronary artery disease contributed substantially or materially to his death from liver disease. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected tuberculosis did not cause or contribute to his death from lung cancer. The appellant is therefore denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of injury to his right great toe and Type II diabetes mellitus, finding that neither condition was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The claim for residuals of a right fifth finger crush injury is remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus with hypertension was rated at 10 percent from April 21, 2003 to January 1, 2005. Since January 1, 2005, the rating for diabetes mellitus alone has been denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The current effective date remains unchanged as no earlier effective date claim was timely filed.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was not shown to be related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange in the Republic of Vietnam. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be productive of an overall level of impairment that more nearly approximates that of the veteran being precluded from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with educational and work experience. Therefore, a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of a diagnosis in service or within one year after discharge. The Board also noted that diabetes cannot be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's HIV-related illness with AIDS and diabetes were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.