Peripheral neuropathy
Across 4,449 real Board appeals for Peripheral neuropathy
67% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 17%
- Partly granted 22%
- Remanded 27%
- Denied 24%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Peripheral neuropathy was linked to service:
- Direct service connection1,026
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)270
- Secondary to another service-connected condition221
How it’s rated, in practice
When Peripheral neuropathy was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (291)
- 20% (92)
- 40% (74)
- 10% (57)
- 30% (52)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- Agent Orange / herbicides531
- PACT Act236
- Burn pits & airborne hazards71
- Camp Lejeune water57
- Gulf War51
Real decisions
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to Agent Orange exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 8, 2022, for the award of service connection for cervical cancer and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy secondary to the veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, left eye diabetic retinopathy, left foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease, as well as the Veteran's cause of death.
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