Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for higher disability ratings for multiple service-connected conditions to correct a duty to assist error, requiring current VA medical examinations.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DM-II), right lower diabetic neuropathy of legs and feet, and left lower diabetic neuropathy of legs and feet based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and initial 20 percent rating for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as the evidence did not support an earlier claim or intent to file.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an increased rating for insomnia, as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability.

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus type II, effective March 3, 2009, but no earlier, and assigned a 40 percent rating from July 28, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing its etiology.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right upper extremity neuropathy to seek an addendum medical opinion addressing the Veteran's contention that his lumbosacral strain caused him to walk in unnatural positions, leading to the development of neuropathy in his arms.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include as due to herbicide exposure, and remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, a thoracolumbar spine (low back) disorder, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is dismissed due to the Veteran not submitting an NOD within one year of the rating decision being mailed.

The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, but remanded claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities and urinary frequency.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon cancer, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, as further development is needed to obtain relevant SSA records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for larynx cancer, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all extremities due to potential missing evidence and a need for further medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date than November 7, 2014, for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in each lower extremity based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a September 2009 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of August 9, 2021 for service connection for anxiety and left and right sciatic nerve diabetic neuropathy due to the VA's failure to timely notify the Veteran that his original application was incomplete.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities as the VA examination is deemed inadequate.