Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2024

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for chronic bronchitis is denied.,Service connection for a right knee disability is denied. The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left shoulder and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to conflicting evidence.,Service connection for a left shoulder disability, as well as for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, are also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an increased rating for hiatal hernia with GERD was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. Service connection claims for blepharitis, trichiasis, lumbosacral radiculopathy and piriformis syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the right side, and peripheral neuropathy of the left side were also denied.

Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed because the appeal was improperly docketed under the Appeals Modernized Act (AMA). The Veteran did not file a timely VA Form 10182, but his legacy appeals were re-activated and he will be scheduled for a Board hearing.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased disability ratings for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board is remanding all issues of service connection for hand, knee, shoulder, and peripheral neuropathy disabilities due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 30, 2023. The Board found that the Veteran is precluded from substantial gainful employment due to his functional limitations caused by multiple service-connected conditions.

An effective date of June 10, 2016, and no earlier, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD is granted. Effective dates prior to October 18, 2017, are denied for increased ratings for left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the musculocutaneous nerve is granted a 10 percent rating, while his right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the internal saphenous nerve remains noncompensable.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from August 20, 2020 to September 9, 2021 due to service-connected knee and neurological disabilities. The effective date is set at August 20, 2020 as the evidence shows the Veteran was employed in a protected work environment during this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a torn pectoral muscle and increased ratings for CAD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination. The issues are inextricably intertwined as the condition may be misidentified cardiac chest pain.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, parkinsonism/Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, and hypertension have been granted. The service connection is presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, valvular heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, fungal infection of the left toe, and bilateral hearing loss, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since May 11, 2021. The Board has granted a TDIU effective as of that date.

The Veteran's initial intent to file claims for service connection for TBI with PTSD, migraines, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and tinnitus was received by VA on March 8, 2019. The effective dates for these awards are denied as they were not earlier than March 8, 2019.,The Veteran's intent to file a claim for SMC based on housebound status prior to February 1, 2017 was denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of the conditions.

The Veteran's shoulder impingement syndrome with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and right humerus open supracondylar fracture was restored to a 30 percent rating effective July 1, 2022.,TDIU was granted beginning January 25, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities and incomplete paralysis of the left and right cranial nerve VII, prevented her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since November 12, 2020. The Board granted entitlement to a TDIU based on this finding.

The Board has denied service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy/neuropathy, neck disorder, back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are rated at 20 percent prior to December 22, 2022. Since then, the rating is denied for a higher level of disability.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy. The claims for an acquired psychiatric condition and TDIU were remanded.