Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2006

The Board granted service connection for various conditions and assigned a 10 percent rating. The effective date is not specified.

The veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including a VA social and industrial survey, neurological, and psychiatric examinations to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper and lower extremities, as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II have been dismissed due to the appellant effectively withdrawing these claims.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and requests that new VCAA notices be provided, as well as records of recent VA medical treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy does not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as it is currently characterized by mild incomplete paralysis in both lower extremities.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Crohn's disease, abdominal pain, peripheral neuropathy, and a pulmonary disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions or their relationship to malaria or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the hands, arms, and feet on a presumptive basis due to active military service. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, poor blood circulation, and numbness of the hands, arms, and feet is denied.

The veteran's appeal is denied as he does not meet the legal criteria for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left legs, and erectile dysfunction are currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The Board finds that these conditions do not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his diabetes disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating and a TDIU rating, finding that his service-connected bilateral foot disorder did not meet the schedular criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board finds that the veteran's current neurological disabilities are related to his in-service burn injuries and grants service connection for post-traumatic neuralgia of the face, muscles of the scalp, right arm, and right hand with postural benign tremors of both hands and post-traumatic peripheral neuropathy, residuals of burn injuries. Service connection is not granted for residuals of a burn injury to the face or right thigh.

The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's period of service. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his laceration scar, posterior surface right hand with mild ulnar neuropathy is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and VCAA notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, a compensable rating for his right inguinal hernia scar, and an increased rating for his right inguinal hernia with recurrence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, claimed as the residual of exposure to Agent Orange, is being remanded due to his request for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Newark, New Jersey RO.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy, ED or diabetic retinopathy. The VA medical examinations and private physician's notes do not establish a causal connection between his service-connected diabetes mellitus and any of these conditions. Therefore, the claims for service connection for these conditions are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being returned to the RO for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's employability.