Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to less than substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and low back disabilities were reopened due to new evidence. Service connection was granted for diabetic retinopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, right knee disability, left knee disability, and low back disability. The claim for a bilateral eye disability other than diabetic retinopathy and a heart disability other than left ventricular hypertrophy was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for service-connected left wrist and hand conditions. The Board ordered the RO to obtain missing medical records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities to obtain additional evidence and provide new opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to November [REDACTED], 2019. The decision was based on evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

Service connection for vertigo, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, left shin splint condition, traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, left wrist condition, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy was denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right wrist condition, back condition, and right ankle condition was remanded.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and prostate disability was granted. Other issues were remanded.

The veteran was granted service connection for blurred vision disability but denied for pes planus, sleep apnea, asthma, avitaminosis, obesity, and right knee strain. The claims for carpal tunnel syndrome, neuropathy, Gulf War illnesses, left knee strain, and plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The Board dismissed appeals related to the effective dates for PTSD and SMC ratings but remanded issues regarding earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), but denied SMC based on housebound status.

The veteran's claims for tinnitus, high cholesterol, and hypertension were dismissed because the veteran withdrew them. The claim for neuropathy in the left foot was remanded for further examination.

The veteran is granted a 30% rating for right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy but denied a higher rating for the left upper extremity. The effective date for DEA benefits and service connection for both conditions are remanded.

The veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and related peripheral neuropathies has been granted. The decision is based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for service-connected conditions were partially granted. The veteran is entitled to a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease, a 10 percent rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and a noncompensable rating for erectile dysfunction, all effective May 11, 2021. However, the claim for a compensable rating for prostate cancer was denied.

The appeal for service connection of left and right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy was denied because new and relevant evidence was not received.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD was dismissed. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's service connection for diabetes, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and peripheral neuropathies was granted effective August 10, 2022.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a renal disability was denied. The veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy from September 16, 2016, to November 1, 2016, was granted.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for right total hip joint replacement from June 12, 2024, and separate ratings for right knee instability (10 percent) and left knee instability (20 percent). All other claims were denied.