Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance of another person due to her mobility, independence in daily living activities, and lack of visual impairment or blindness.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's diabetes mellitus and breast cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil due to Agent Orange exposure and awarded a 10 percent rating. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is also granted, but with no effective date assigned as it was received on March 1, 2001.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and a heart disorder.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records from the VAMC in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The VA has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, which is not requiring insulin and does not necessitate a restricted diet or regulation of activities, warrants an initial rating of 20 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, depressive disorder, vision impairment, a right ankle disorder, and hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence of the condition in service or due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bladder and prostate cancer as a result of exposure to Agent Orange, and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus. The veteran's claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange during active military service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that the veteran's death was not due to additional disability resulting from VA treatment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and a rectal mass as secondary to radiation exposure due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's death was caused by hypostatic pneumonia, due to cerebrovascular accident and diabetes mellitus. The Board denied service connection for cause of death as there is no evidence linking the disabilities listed on his death certificate to his period of active service. The claim for accrued benefits was also denied because it was received more than one year after the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 30, 2000, for assignment of a total disability based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluation of diabetes mellitus, service connection for peripheral vascular disease as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, and service connection for hypertension. The claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including obtaining medical records from the VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida, and arranging for a dental, orthopedic, and liver/examination of the veteran.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was granted a rating of 10 percent prior to March 28, 1994. The issues of service connection for PTSD and chronic fatigue syndrome remain pending.

The Board is requesting additional development to determine the cause of death and whether the veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was not manifested in service or the first post-service year, and there is no competent evidence relating it to service. The Board denied service connection as direct and due to herbicide exposure because of lack of evidence of herbicide exposure.