Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2024

The Veteran's gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma, metastasized liver cancer, and upper and lower extremity neuropathy are all granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.,The cause of death is also granted, attributing it to the Veteran's metastatic gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for right ulnar neuropathy, including a need for further examination and development of evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for mild neuropathy of toes, left and right foot are denied.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic allergic conjunctivitis is also denied.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus was denied, and his claim for TDIU prior to April 17, 2013 was granted.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to October 25, 2020 is denied because he was already in receipt of a combined total schedular rating. After October 25, 2020, the Board finds that his remaining disabilities do not result in a combined 60 percent rating that would warrant special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's diabetic disease process, which is presumed related to his herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus and separate disability ratings for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes are granted. The decision also notes that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his military service at Fort McClellan.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis is granted a 30 percent rating from February 1, 2020 to March 30, 2023. Ratings in excess of 10 percent are denied for left and right hammer toes prior to March 30, 2023. The Veteran's LLE and RLE peripheral neuropathy is granted a 50 percent rating from March 30, 2023 onwards.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right foot peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are directly related to the Veteran's service in Vietnam and exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity sensory peripheral neuropathy, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new medical examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's diabetes, including any complications.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a heart condition, GERD, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, insomnia, and bilateral hearing loss. The decision found no current diagnoses or in-service events that would support these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypothyroidism, prostate cancer, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities due to inadequate medical opinions regarding exposure and causation.

The Veteran's gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma, metastasized liver cancer, and upper and lower extremity neuropathy are all granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.,The cause of death is also granted, attributing it to the Veteran's metastatic gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining relevant private treatment records for the Veteran's claimed conditions and potential TERA participation. The case is being remanded to obtain these records and prepare a TERA memorandum.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and the effective dates are set to October 13, 2010.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development of her exposure history and potential presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure. The claims will be returned to the RO for further development.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, to include radiculopathy has been dismissed as the AOJ's January 2024 rating decision granted service connection.,The RO remanded issues regarding a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral recurrent otitis externa and service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, to include nervous condition and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development regarding his claim for a TDIU rating.