Diabetes Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that the conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus was denied in August 2002. The Board dismissed the appeal because service connection for DM had been severed, and there is no longer a case or controversy over the current disability rating.

The Board found that the veteran's type II diabetes was not incurred as a result of his active military service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetic neuropathy of his upper extremities, finding that an effective date prior to September 12, 1996, for service connection was not warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for pancreatic cancer and awarded a 40 percent rating for diabetes mellitus, effective from the date of receipt of his claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death and accrued benefits due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VCAA compliance and a VA examination for thrombophlebitis with venous insufficiency of the right leg.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, finding that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravates his pre-existing atrial fibrillation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 8, 2001, for the grant of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus. The effective date is set at May 8, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have not been well grounded and are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine if new evidence has been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service medical records and alternate sources of evidence. The appellant's claim will be adjudicated again to determine if he is entitled to service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus as secondary to Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's death was caused by non-service-connected gastric cancer, but his service-connected diabetes mellitus and associated heart disease contributed to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, including as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The evidence did not show any in-service exposure to herbicides or continuous symptomatology of these conditions post-service.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies in VCAA notice and for further development of the evidence.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to uncertainty regarding his in-country service in the Republic of Vietnam and additional medical records may be needed.

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus associated with presumed herbicide exposure, but the effective date remains at the date of receipt of the claim due to a legal exception created by Nehmer v. VA.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause his death, and he was not entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes, including as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, is being remanded for additional development of medical records and an examination by an endocrinologist.