Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2021

The Veteran's right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy is rated at 40 percent, effective June 21, 2016.,The Veteran's left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy is rated at 30 percent, effective June 21, 2016.,The Veteran's right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy is rated at 20 percent, effective June 21, 2016.,The Veteran's left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy is rated at 20 percent, effective June 21, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus his entitlement to TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma and peripheral neuropathy of all four extremities were denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection was set at March 12, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unclear diagnoses and need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions, particularly in relation to his diabetes.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and his exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury in the left foot has been granted. The claims for residuals of frostbite in the bilateral hands and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently confine him to his immediate premises, so he is denied special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a need for regular aid and attendance or on account of being housebound.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from June 27, 2007 to May 14, 2008.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's idiopathic peripheral neuropathy is related to his military service or his service-connected cardiac disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has remanded several of his issues due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure in Vietnam and the relationship between his conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and further development is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable due to his right ulnar neuropathy and osteoarthritis of the right wrist, as he was capable of performing activities required by employment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression, cervical spine disorders, lumbar spine disorders, and peripheral neuropathy do not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a left shoulder disability, excluding upper left extremity neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, specifically whether it is related to his service in Vietnam. The Veteran was not diagnosed with diabetes and an EMG test could not be performed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disorder other than pes planus, to include peripheral neuropathy. The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current foot disability began during active service or was related to an in-service event or injury.

The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was granted initial ratings of 20 percent for both the right and left upper extremities prior to December 28, 2020.

The Veteran's service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to lack of recent VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, right lower extremity, and left upper extremity have been denied as there is no evidence showing that these conditions were first manifested prior to March 22, 2017.