Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 24, 1993, for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to inservice exposure to Agent Orange. The earliest clinical evidence of diabetes was in April 1985.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or upon housebound status was denied as he does not meet the criteria for either benefit.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of diabetes mellitus is granted. The issue of service connection for a right foot disorder, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, remains pending and will be addressed further.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and determining an effective date earlier than July 25, 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and could not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The Board also determined that diabetes mellitus, which contributed to her death, was not shown to be related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cardiomyopathy with ventricular arrhythmias, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, and congestive heart failure. The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and hypoglycemia with black outs were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the medical evidence is balanced regarding whether the appellant's diabetes mellitus is related to his service-connected heart disease and hypertension. Therefore, with resolution of reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant, the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires daily insulin injections and a restricted diet, but his activities are not restricted. The VA finds that the current rating of 20% is appropriate as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires a restricted diet and insulin, but does not require regulation of activities. The claim to reopen his PTSD service connection is supported by new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (unestablished facts include whether the claimed stressors occurred during active service).

The veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus were denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was set at August 17, 1993. A 20 percent rating for diabetes mellitus prior to February 3, 1998 is granted.

The Board denied the application to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that the additional evidence submitted since October 1990 does not show a medical nexus between the current findings of diabetes mellitus and the appellant's service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and a psychiatric disability, to include depression and PTSD, secondary to his diabetes mellitus, Type II.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus with osteomyelitis is being remanded due to the need for a VA medical examination and opinion.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus. The issue of entitlement to service connection for mitral valve prolapse is addressed in the REMAND portion and is REMANDED to the RO.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the issue of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, including obtaining additional medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service medical records and incomplete information from Social Security Administration.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by active service, and may not be presumed to be due to service including as secondary to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD and diabetes mellitus, type II due to insufficient evidence regarding stressors claimed by the veteran. The VBA AMC must attempt to obtain additional service personnel records or other documentation that would support the veteran's accounts of his experiences in Vietnam.

The veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is not manifested by the need for regulation of activities, and therefore does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.