Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2022

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection and ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy, arthritis, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, PTSD, CAD, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, chronic venous hypertension/insufficiency, and peripheral vascular disease are all granted. The decision also includes a remand for further evaluation of heart arrhythmia, respiratory disorder, hypertension, and bilateral foot disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left foot disability, including neuropathy, arthritis, and plantar fasciitis, attributing it to his morbid obesity caused or aggravated by his service-connected back and lower extremity disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not encompass severe burn injury residuals, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a vision disability manifested by blindness, or an inhalation injury. The Board denied eligibility for specially adapted housing and entitlement to a special home adaptation grant as the service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for loss of use of any extremity.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim has been reopened and granted.,Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and headaches have not been found to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 1, 2017.,Since December 1, 2018, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have also rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating issues related to peripheral neuropathy, right rotator cuff tendonitis, and a higher rating. The Veteran's TDIU claim from March 10, 2011 is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for lumbar spine disorder, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to additional development being needed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for chloracne, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity have been dismissed due to his withdrawal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 17, 2009 for the award of a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities increased in severity to the point where he was unemployable by reason of those conditions within one year prior to August 17, 2009.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for left leg acute thrombus and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed. The Board also remanded the claims for increased ratings for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right wrist peripheral autonomic neuropathy, finding moderate incomplete paralysis of the major hand.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet is related to her service-connected thyroid disability and grants this claim.

The Veteran's hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The cases for pes planus, peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, and a psychiatric disability (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, upper right and left neuropathy, lower left neuropathy, posttraumatic stress disorder, and malignant melanoma. The decision also reopened a previously denied claim for service connection for skin cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claims for left arm and right arm diabetic neuropathy.

The Board has dismissed all appeals as the appellant withdrew his requests for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ulnar neuropathy, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral Dupuytren's disease due to inadequate medical opinions in the prior decision.

The Board found that the calculation of the combined disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities was correct, resulting in a 40 percent rating. The claim for a higher combined rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The claims are being remanded for additional examinations and opinions.