Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2012

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right arm, major depressive disorder, and left hip bursitis has been granted. The Veteran now has a disability rating of 10% for his cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted. Separate ratings of 10 percent each have been granted for his peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity and hypertension are being remanded due to incomplete records, conflicting medical opinions, and need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, including as a result of herbicide exposure and secondary to his service-connected malaria, is being remanded due to incomplete medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a failure to appear at a scheduled videoconference hearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a new VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities remains on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has granted a higher initial disability evaluation of 30 percent effective March 16, 2009. The other issues remain unresolved.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, which he claims is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim will be remanded for additional development including obtaining pertinent VA treatment records.

The Veteran's left ilioinguinal neuropathy, a residual to his vasectomy and subsequent surgeries, has resulted in constant scrotal area pain that requires ongoing management with pain medication.

The RO granted retroactive service connection for cardiovascular disease from July 13, 1989, effective October 2011. The appellant seeks an earlier effective date.,The RO denied the claim of CUE with respect to the April 1996 rating decision.

The Board found no evidence of a current neurologic disability in the left upper extremity and denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 24, 2007 for the awards of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the case due to technical issues with a hearing transcript and requests for additional development.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability, including type II diabetes mellitus. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against his claim for service connection.,Since the date of his claim, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity has been characterized by symptoms that are compatible with no more than mild, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.,Since the date of his claim, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity has been characterized by symptoms that are compatible with no more than mild, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.,Throughout the period on appeal, the Veteran's left knee disability has been manifest by arthritis with noncompensable limitation of extension and flexion with complaints of pain on use; no instability has been reported. The criteria for an increased rating greater than 10 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper notice of secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower extremity pain and numbness, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability. The decision found that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, are denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between any of these conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for urinary incontinence, peripheral neuropathy, vasculitis, residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, or status post meatotomy due to urethritis.