Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development and examination due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted at a 40 percent rating starting October 7, 2015. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus remains rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left dorsal wrist scar is being remanded due to the need for additional development of records and consideration.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, and a VA examination is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD, and his combined disability rating is sufficient to grant a TDIU prior to August 3, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy, and fragment wounds. The Veteran will be given another opportunity to attend a VA examination.

The Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection and increased disability ratings, including for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an increased rating for hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is being remanded due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for clarification. The case will be reviewed after obtaining additional VA and private treatment records, scheduling an examination, and providing a rationale for the November 2018 opinion.

The Board has ordered the case remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, as his employability is most severely impacted by a non-service connected cerebrovascular disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were sufficient to produce unemployability for the period from October 2, 2015, through March 14, 2018.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, related to in-service herbicide exposure, needs further examination and opinion. The case is being remanded.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is presumed due to herbicide exposure in Thailand. Service connection is granted for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and chronic kidney condition as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he passed away before a decision could be made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for clothing allowances due to service-connected conditions, finding that the orthopedic devices and analgesic balm were not qualifying under VA regulations.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to herbicide exposure.,Vision residuals are not related to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity due to frostbite, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity due to frostbite. The VA examiner found that there is no indication prior to 2014 that the Veteran suffered any complications from these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, neuropathy in multiple extremities, sleep apnea, hypertension, and pressure in eyes. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for diabetes mellitus. For all other conditions, the Board determined that there was insufficient evidence linking them to active service.