Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, liver and colon cancer, peripheral neuropathy, enlarged prostate, COPD, and basal cell carcinoma have been withdrawn.,Service connection has been granted for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding the Veteran's account of symptoms was not credible and his condition is not related to military service or a service-connected right ankle disability.

The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities was granted effective August 13, 2013. The lower extremity conditions were denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral peripheral neuropathy is not service connected as secondary to his service-connected ischemic heart disease, and thus remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange, during his military service.

The Veteran's metastatic esophageal adenocarcinoma is not service-connected, and the Board has remanded to determine if his service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to cause his death. The issues of service connection for metastatic esophageal adenocarcinoma and cause of death are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. The issue of a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations to assess the severity of his left forearm scar, left ulnar nerve neuropathy, and residuals of lumbar radiculopathy post-surgery.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability ratings for left thumb degenerative arthritis and neuropathy have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding of limitation of motion or ankylosis.

The Veteran's current neck injury is not service-connected, and his claim for cervical radiculopathy from the same incident cannot be found to be a secondary service-connected injury. The evidence does not support direct service connection for his right hand injury.,Service connection was denied for all issues due to lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The appellant withdrew their appeals for various rating claims, including those related to peripheral neuropathy of the left foot, right clavicle fracture, right foot neuropathy and sciatica, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder was initially denied, but granted after June 25, 2018 and October 3, 2019.,For the periods prior to June 25, 2018 and from October 3, 2019, an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as due to service-connected disability (TDIU) because his service-connected disabilities, while severe, did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinions. The Board requests addendum VA medical opinions to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various peripheral neuropathies and diabetes mellitus were denied. The claim of service connection for hypertension was also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have made him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC based on this need.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's upper extremity neuropathy and whether it is related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to outstanding VA medical records from 1982 to November 2004.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding no evidence that the condition began during active service or was related to an in-service injury.,For PTSD with mood disorder, the Veteran's symptoms were found not severe enough to warrant ratings higher than 30 percent prior to November 9, 2016, and 50 percent from that date.

The Veteran's vertigo was denied a compensable rating prior to July 21, 2016 and a rating in excess of 30 percent from that date onward.,Service connection for DMII and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities were both denied.,There is no evidence of herbicide exposure or service incurrence causing these conditions.