Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's neuropathy is etiologically related to Agent Orange exposure during service. The VA examiner must consider total potential exposure and synergistic effects of all toxic exposure risk activities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, several conditions were found to be incurred in service.

The Board has denied service connection for right upper extremity and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to a lack of evidence of such conditions during or recent to the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's death has resulted in the dismissal of all claims related to his service-connected conditions, including diabetes mellitus type 2, polyneuropathy, and diabetic nephropathy with hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including polyneuropathy and a seizure disorder, all claimed as secondary to hazardous environmental exposure. The VA examiner's report is requested and updated medical records are needed.

The Board denied compensation for failure to diagnose a Bartonella henselae infection and neuropathy disability, claimed as autonomic or mononeuropathy, caused by an October 2008 surgery due to lack of evidence showing VA negligence.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, left upper extremity, and left lower extremity due to lack of evidence showing a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, a heart condition, and bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to the need for further development regarding potential exposure to environmental contaminants during her service at Fort McClellan.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations. The issues include left foot, right foot, back, kidney disease, gastroesophageal and/or gastrointestinal disorder (GERD), gynecological condition, acquired psychiatric disability, anemia, sleep apnea, thyroid disorder, respiratory disorder, hypertension, bone disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's exposure to toxins at Fort McClellan is also under review.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and to obtain updated VA treatment records.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus type 2, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Service connection for congestive heart failure (CHF) is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional verification of his exposure to herbicide agents during his period of active service.

The Board has granted effective dates of September 30, 2013 for service connection for various conditions including peripheral neuropathies and erectile dysfunction. The decision also grants special month compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's service connection claims for DM, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy (PN) of the upper and lower extremities are granted due to presumed exposure under the PACT Act. Service connection is also granted for a back disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and peripheral neuropathy were granted effective September 7, 2018. The claim for type two diabetes mellitus (DM-II) was denied. The Veteran's hearing loss is rated non-compensable, while his tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's hypertension has been granted service connection under The PACT Act effective August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities has been dismissed. The Veteran's request to withdraw these issues was granted by his representative prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, but denied all other issues. The Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due solely to service-connected disabilities, including stomach resection, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and Vitamin B-12 deficiency. The Board granted TDIU for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to address the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a left superficial parotidectomy in February 2013, and the case is being remanded for further action.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary arteriosclerosis, diabetes, left lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to diabetes, and right lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to diabetes have all been granted due to herbicide agent exposure.