Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to January 10, 2013.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for RUE and LUE neuropathy, as well as compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a pharyngeal tear, were denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating and service connection for right first rib removal, loss of cervical range of motion, and numbness in the upper arm, chest, and neck was granted effective March 31, 2020. The original 70 percent evaluation was assigned based on his initial claim filed in February 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy on a direct basis and awarded a 50 percent rating, but no higher, from February 15, 2022, for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the right median nerve. The decision also grants a 40 percent rating, but no higher, from February 15, 2022, for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the left median nerve.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 20 percent, and his right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy from April 18, 2022, is rated at 20 percent. The remaining issues are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of hypertension and service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and analysis.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of hypertension and service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and analysis.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy and an increased rating for hypertension due to a lack of consideration of certain evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to a failure to obtain private medical records.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of hypertension and service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and analysis.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of hypertension and service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and analysis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to missing VA examinations, outstanding VA treatment records, and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to insufficient evidence regarding early-onset peripheral neuropathy caused by herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right leg neuropathy, finding that it is related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating is denied. The claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities are remanded due to the PACT Act presumption.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, right carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), left CTS, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, a kidney disorder, and right ear hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology related to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy were dismissed. The Board also granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was shown as chronic during service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for compressed vertebrae and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to a lack of medical nexus opinions addressing the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to the lack of current disability and insufficient evidence linking the condition to service.,Service connection was granted for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, with the Board finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service.