Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the specific conditions and their relationship to military service are not specified in this decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and additional treatment records. The issue of automobile and adaptive equipment eligibility is being remanded due to unclear evidence on whether the Veteran has lost use of his feet.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity was granted a rating of 20% from July 30, 2010 to May 8, 2012 and denied any higher ratings thereafter.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity was granted a rating of 30% from July 30, 2010 to May 8, 2012 and denied any higher ratings thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left foot, right upper extremity (major), and left upper extremity (minor) are being remanded due to issues with effective dates in the January 2010 and July 2015 rating decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as diabetes mellitus, type II, require additional development due to new VA medical records being added to his claims file.

The Board has dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents for heart disability, neuropathy, and diabetes mellitus type II. The records from Dr. A.P., Norwood Clinic in Gardendale, Arizona, and any other care providers who may have treated the Veteran need to be obtained.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, but the issues of increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus, as well as TDIU based on service-connected disabilities, are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including an examination to assess the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including ischemic heart disease and peripheral neuropathy, are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The claim for diabetes mellitus is reopened.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity symptoms, including pain and weakness, which he contends are secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and lumbar spine spondylosis.

The Veteran's DMII is presumed to have been caused by in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's diagnosed hypertension, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, and residuals of his cerebral infarction are due to or aggravated by his DMII.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. However, the case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, finding no new and material evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, finding that the date of claim is the later of the two dates and thus the appropriate effective date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, including back disability, peripheral neuropathy, sinusitis, arthritis of the jaw, and TMJ. The appeals are now pending again with the Board.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, were all denied by the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for C4-C5 quadriplegia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims seeking to reopen service connection for various conditions have been granted. The Board found that the submitted medical evidence was sufficient to reopen these claims due to new and material evidence.