Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a diabetes mellitus examination. The Veteran's appeal is not yet decided.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA clinical records and scheduling a medical examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The VA determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is not due to service or exposure to herbicides, and thus denied his claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that he is entitled to a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have currently diagnosed peripheral neuropathy of the upper or lower extremities, nor GERD related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. As such, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was denied, and his claim for increased rating for diabetes mellitus was also denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or any link to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues for a video conference hearing before the Board.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all claims before the Board.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as he did not have service in Vietnam and there is no evidence of Agent Orange exposure. His conditions are not attributable to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 10, 2003, for the grant of TDIU as his disability was rated at 40% since 1978 and he did not meet the percentage requirements under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) until June 10, 2003.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a neurological examination to assess the current severity of his peripheral neuropathy.

The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's right upper extremity brachial plexopathy and peripheral neuropathy are at least as likely as not related to his military service, specifically exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule the Veteran for an examination to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left shoulder neuropathy with suprascapular nerve involvement was remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The case is now being returned to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an examination.

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

The Veteran is seeking service connection for peripheral neuropathy that he claims is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The case has been remanded due to the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current diagnosis of upper or lower extremity neuropathy is due to, or permanently aggravated by, his service-connected diabetes.

The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, as well as erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD. The VA will obtain additional records and conduct further examinations with opinions.,VA will provide an addendum opinion on whether any prior diagnosed peripheral neuropathy was early-onset type (recognized by the VA as etiologically related to herbicide exposure) or if not, is otherwise medically related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service. The decision also notes that diabetes is a disease associated with herbicide exposure in Vietnam, which supports the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability, variously diagnosed as degenerative joint disease (DJD), mild chronic predominant sensory axonal polyneuropathy, paraesthesia of the left lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, meralgia paresthetica, and lateral femoral nerve entrapment is being remanded due to the need for additional development.