Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2000

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain and peripheral neuropathy, finding that they are not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current peripheral neuropathy is secondary to frostbite sustained during active military service in Korea, and thus grants service connection for residuals of cold injury.

The Board found no additional disability resulting from VA treatment for right ulnar nerve surgery in June 1988 or right eye surgery in the 1970's. The appellant did not meet his burden of presenting a well-grounded claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected peripheral neuropathy, right upper and lower extremities. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy of the right foot, and peripheral neuropathy of the left foot as the evidence does not support a higher evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral defective hearing, tinnitus, and peripheral neuropathy including claimed as secondary to exposure to herbicides due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and multiple myeloma, claimed as the result of exposure to Agent Orange, were not well-grounded. The Board found no objective evidence showing that he currently has these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and considering whether other manifestations of the veteran's service-connected disability warrant evaluation under separate diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, finding that there was no competent evidence of a current disability and linking it to service. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy is not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his claimed exposure or service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, pernicious anemia, weight loss, and hypertension as not well grounded. The claim to reopen a claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran was not found to have a currently diagnosed disability manifested by peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure, and his claim for hearing loss was denied as well.

The Board finds that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left arm and degenerative changes in the cervical spine are related to service, with resolution of all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection on a direct basis were not well-grounded and denied them.

The veteran's low back disorder is rated at 40 percent, and his left elbow disorders are each rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that the veteran has established service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for subacute peripheral neuropathy, a nervous disorder, chemical in blood, sleeping seizures, muscle spasms, and orange urine is denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or after his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder due to Agent Orange exposure and peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for well-groundedness.

The Board has ordered a remand due to missing medical records and the need to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for compensation under Section 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral ulnar neuropathy with numbness of fingers and toes as a result of exposure to herbicide agents, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or any exposure to herbicides.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic neuropathy were denied. The veteran was not granted a compensable evaluation for impotency.