Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with neuropathy of the right upper extremity on an accrued basis due to presumed inservice herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, a brain tumor, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic sensory peripheral neuropathy to further develop evidence of herbicide exposure.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, but no greater.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and related conditions due to insufficient evidence of in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy (PN) of the lower extremities, alone, prevents him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder but denied it for obstructive sleep apnea and right hand neuropathy. The claims for left hip sprain and lumbosacral strain were remanded.

The Board granted initial 40 percent ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as separate service connection for moderate incomplete paralysis of the superficial peroneal nerve in both legs, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 28, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, or adaptive equipment due to a lack of evidence supporting permanent loss of use of his hands and feet.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathies (sciatic and femoral nerves), and hypertension, all as due to herbicide exposure on a facts-found basis.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, other than under the PACT Act, as well as coronary artery disease, on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic peripheral polyneuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, finding a causal relationship to Agent Orange exposure.