Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange. The decision is based on a private medical opinion that the Veteran's condition is related to his service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete opinions and additional evidence is needed. The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy claims are still pending.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and PTSD are all granted service connection. The Veteran's supraventricular arrhythmia is denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to December 18, 2015 is remanded due to the need for further development and examination. The AOJ must verify the date of last full-time employment and schedule a VA examination to assess functional impairment from service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 11, 2013.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and right lower extremity neuropathy due to in-service injury, as well as for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the lumbar spine disorders.

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches is denied, while the claim for cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy is granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and an etiological opinion regarding the respiratory disorder, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

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

The Veteran's hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been reopened, but service connection is not granted.,Service connection for brain ischemia has been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, and left upper extremity as secondary to toxic herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an examination. The Veteran's claim is pending as service connection may be established on a new and material basis.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II requires, at worst, prescribed insulin and restricted diet. The Board denied an increased rating for this condition.,The Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) is currently rated 60 percent disabling prior to February 1, 2017, with a 10 percent rating thereafter. The Board remanded the issue due to insufficient evidence regarding current severity of CAD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted for the period from January 23, 2015 to November 15, 2019. His service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for left upper, right upper, left lower, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to lack of a diagnosed condition.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension has been reopened and granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and IHD. The issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity, due to in-service burn pit exposure is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type 2, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension have been granted. These conditions are all secondary to his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's tinnitus, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and skin cancer are all granted as they are presumed to be related to his service due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for retinopathy is remanded. The issue of whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was aggravated by service is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type 2, Parkinson's disease, coronary artery disease, diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction have been granted as due to exposure to herbicides.,The Veteran was found to have set foot in Vietnam during his service, which is presumed for purposes of herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 13, 2017, for a 10 percent rating for post-surgical residuals of right ilioinguinal and right genital branch of the genitofemoral neuropathy is denied. The effective date is set at February 13, 2017, as it was factually ascertainable that such disability affected the femoral nerve branch.