Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2015

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and thus could not establish service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions based on Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran is found unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, and the Board grants a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for a neurological disability, including peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and lumbosacral radiculopathy. The Veteran's claims are related to exposure in Vietnam but no evidence supports this claim. The examiner is asked to determine if any diagnosed conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining relevant medical records and readjudicating the issues on appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal request from the appellant's authorized representative.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected left shoulder disability and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and right foot Charcot deformity.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the severity of his service-connected conditions and whether new evidence supports reopening his epididymitis claim.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective October 20, 2008. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment as of October 20, 2008.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are being remanded due to inadequate consideration of secondary service connection, as well as other procedural issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a Travel Board hearing and other necessary actions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain missing private treatment records and for further development related to the claims of initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy of various extremities, as well as a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in service. The Board finds that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while stationed at Korat Royal Thai Air Base and thus, his ischemic heart disease is granted service connection on a presumptive basis.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy and PTSD. Service connection is now established for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU and his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's bilateral hammertoes are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating of 50 percent.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities is being remanded due to need for additional development. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is also being remanded.,The Veteran's schizophrenia remains rated at 30 percent and a higher rating is being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right ulnar neuropathy, finding that his symptoms are consistent with a current disability and have been present since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cold injury to the fingers and toes should be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding his claimed in-service frostbite.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and analysis to determine the appropriate disability rating for his cervical spine disability, including consideration of radiculopathy and other related conditions.

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