Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to June 26, 2023, and remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions including knee disorders, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, sleep disorder, psychiatric disorder, and neuropathy of multiple extremities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for both the left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as the symptoms more nearly approximated moderately severe incomplete paralysis.

The Board granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent, but no higher, for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy effective May 5, 2021, and denied an evaluation greater than 20 percent prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral lower extremities as there was no evidence that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neuropathy of both lower extremities to provide an adequate VA examination under the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, coronary artery disease and old myocardial infarction, prostate cancer, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The claims for service connection for a left leg skin disorder, vision disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea were denied.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for VA compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a hernia operation, specifically left-sided numbness inclusive of left sural sensory polyneuropathy, as this additional disability was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and remanded the claims for left carpal tunnel syndrome/median nerve neuropathy (CTS) and right upper extremity neuropathy, including CTS and/or cubital tunnel syndrome/ulnar nerve neuropathy (CBTS).

The Board granted service connection for a lung condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to coronary artery disease was denied, along with the claim for a skin condition.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper and lower extremities, as due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities secondary to diabetes but denied service connection for Meniere's syndrome. The claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease was also denied.

The motion for reversal or revision of the April 9, 1985, Board decision that denied a compensable rating for residual peripheral neuropathy of the right shoulder is denied.

The Board denied service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities as there was no evidence of an in-service event, disease, or injury related to these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right leg peripheral neuropathy, gastritis, and right side sciatic nerve pain as secondary to lumbosacral strain due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board dismissed motions to revise on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a July 2021 decision regarding earlier effective dates for service connection for various diabetic conditions.

The appeal for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities was dismissed as these claims have been granted and rendered moot on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and TDIU due to bilateral sciatic diabetic peripheral neuropathy as additional evidence is needed.