Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2012

The Veteran is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and carpal tunnel syndrome. The Board finds that the criteria for Total Disability Evaluation based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) have been met from December 15, 2006 to November 15, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his right ulnar nerve neuropathy and right knee disorder.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The hypertension claim remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not combine to render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current neurologic disability of the left lower extremity or hip, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, vertigo with dizziness and nausea, and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression or chronic psychosis). The evidence does not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's currently diagnosed peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed cold weather injury residuals and an appropriate VA examination for his service-connected pleural plaques.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound, right leg, Muscle Group XII was denied. The RO assigned the maximum available rating (30%) based on the severity of his muscle injury and neurological manifestations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's timely substantive appeal was not filed within the required timeframe, and thus his claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and its complications, finding that the Veteran's disease was managed with diet and medication without requiring regulation of activities due to diabetes.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for a comprehensive VA internal medicine examination to determine if his current diabetes mellitus had causal origins in active service and whether any other conditions, such as peripheral neuropathy, renal disease, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, were caused or aggravated by the diabetes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a hearing. The issues of service connection and TDIU remain on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA examinations and medical records.

The Veteran seeks service connection for peripheral neuropathy, which he claims is related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the current condition and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities were denied as his conditions did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.