Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome and remanded the claims for service connection for cerebral infarction, depressive disorder due to stroke, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's left lower extremity polyneuropathy is service-connected from August 5, 1994, and the Board remanded for an initial rating assignment.

The appeal was dismissed due to no remaining allegations of error for the Board to address, as the December 2024 decision granted service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy secondary to NHL.

The Veteran's appeal request was denied as it was not timely filed within the one-year period from the date of notification.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) for his service-connected bilateral focal chorioretinitis, bilateral optic neuritis, peripheral retinal degeneration, bilateral macular degeneration, and bilateral optic neuropathy, as well as PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and TBI.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and separate ratings for the veteran's lower extremity neuropathy and knee meniscal tear disabilities, as the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement.

The Veteran's headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent from March 18, 2024. The claims for increased ratings for PTSD, temporomandibular joint syndrome, and neuropathy, deformity, right upper extremity were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a prostate condition, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and neuropathy of the left lower extremity to verify in-service toxic exposures and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability and service connection for various conditions, as additional development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy. The claims for left upper extremity neuropathy and right upper extremity neuropathy were denied. The claims for erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence related to hemorrhoids are remanded.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a left knee condition, a right knee condition, a lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, OSA, and ED as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to active service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings for various conditions, except for erectile dysfunction which was granted an effective date of June 21, 2016.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and TDIU, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes, lumbar condition, cervical condition, lung condition, and left and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as it has been in remission since fall 2016. The issue of residuals, including chronic fatigue, memory loss, and peripheral neuropathy, was remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder with neurocognitive disorder and peripheral neuropathy caused him to require regular aid and attendance, thus granting special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, a left shoulder disability, a right hip strain, a left knee strain, and a left ankle strain based on the Veteran's in-service injuries and continuous symptomatology since service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, while denying service connection for tinnitus, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for left hand peripheral neuropathy, right hand peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia as not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service. The initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain was also denied.