Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2011

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records. A new VA examination will also be conducted to determine the relationship between his service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus and any upper and lower extremity disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a burning sensation of the feet has been granted as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and new and material evidence, finding that no new or material evidence had been submitted to reopen his claim of service connection for diabetic retinopathy. The other claims were also denied.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not meet the criteria for reopening the previously denied claims of service connection for cold weather injury to the hands and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a hearing and is awaiting his decision on whether he wants to proceed with one.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and VA treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions were not related to his active service and denied all of his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for traumatic neuropathy of the right first divisional trigeminal nerve, post-traumatic facial scars, and left traumatic ulnar neuropathy with scar were denied as service connection was decided on the merits.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have diabetes, renal cysts, or peripheral neuropathy due to exposure to herbicides in service. The Veteran's conditions are presumed unrelated to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cerebrovascular accident, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim.,The Veteran's spouse was also denied special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound due to his multiple disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule him for VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 31, 2006 for a TDIU was denied as service connection did not become effective for any disability prior to that date.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left shoulder disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of recent treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, attributing it to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, effective from May 19, 2003.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, neck disability, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, and right knee disability. The appeal is considered final due to the denial in March 1992.

The appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA records. The Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and a total disability rating based on unemployability are pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of his peripheral neuropathy and neck disorder. The presumption of service connection based on herbicide exposure will also be considered.