Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2003

The Board found that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy is likely due to his exposure to Agent Orange during service, and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy and soft tissue sarcoma due to exposure to Agent Orange, finding no current disability or evidence of such conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current peripheral neuropathy is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current peripheral neuropathy or neurogenic claudication, and thus denied service connection for these conditions. The rating for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left thigh with diminished sensation was also denied as there is no more than moderate impairment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy secondary to Agent Orange exposure and granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability effective April 14, 1998. The decision also addressed the veteran's earlier application for an increased disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are not shown to be so disabling as to render him unable to care for his daily personal needs or protect himself from the hazards and dangers of daily living, without regular assistance.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, and eye disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing due to lack of loss or use of both lower extremities.

The Board granted increased evaluations for the veteran's service-connected conditions, with a rating of 40 percent each.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and hypertension, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for a back disability was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for left femoral neuropathy as secondary to the veteran's service-connected right postoperative inguinal hernia.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, resulting from herbicide exposure, and its secondary conditions was granted. The effective date is not specified as the decision is based on a presumptive condition.

The Board found no evidence of a service connection for the veteran's peripheral neuropathy and denied his claim.

The veteran's initial rating for her head injury and headaches was granted at 10 percent, while the rating for her wrist disability with scars and neuropathy remains at 40 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for radial and ulna neuropathy secondary to the healed distal fracture of the right ulna, effective from May 20, 1996. The veteran's claim was received on that date.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to lack of statutory eligibility, as he is not statutorily eligible for these benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome and right elbow neuropathy were not incurred or aggravated by active duty, inactive duty for training, or any other service-connected condition. The evidence did not establish a direct relationship to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to herbicides.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and could not be presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's left ulnar neuropathy is related to his service-connected gunshot wound, and denied service connection for residuals of a right brachial plexus injury as not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected condition.