Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including dizziness, degenerative changes and spinal stenosis of the thoracolumbar spine, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, bronchiolitis, GERD, migraine headaches, neurogenic bowel, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for a nasal disability, to include allergic rhinitis, and left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a heart condition, diabetes mellitus type 2, and peripheral neuropathy in all extremities as secondary to the Veteran's now-service-connected diabetes.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for soft-tissue sarcoma, residuals, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities due to herbicide exposure for further development.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, but denied increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome and other conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a laceration to the left forearm, as additional evidence has been received since the last decision and an adequate VA examination addressing whether the condition was aggravated by service is needed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The Board granted an effective date of March 22, 2024, for the award of service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or an etiological link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, right and left foot disabilities with toe amputations, right and left leg scars, knee disability, and altered gait due to a need for further development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left foot pes planus, metatarsalgia, and plantar fasciitis, an effective date of April 22, 2020, for the grant of service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a TDIU. However, it denied higher ratings for bilateral cavus and compensable disability ratings for scars.

The veteran has withdrawn all pending appeals, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to review them.

The Board denied an increased rating for left lower extremity sensory polyneuropathy with sciatica, finding that the Veteran's condition is manifested by moderate incomplete paralysis.

The appeal for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) was granted, while the appeal for a special home adaptation (SHA) grant was denied.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 31, 2023, as the evidence of record is insufficient to properly evaluate the Veteran's claim.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes, but remanded the claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a need for further evidence.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, and denied initial ratings higher than 50 percent for migraines with tension headaches, higher than 40 percent for a low back disability (lumbosacral strain claimed as pain of lumbar spine), and higher than 40 percent for right lower extremity neuropathy. The Board remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety or depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, but remanded the claims for type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of service connection for left thumb tendonitis and a higher initial disability rating for bilateral glaucoma, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all extremities and denied an earlier effective date for a psychiatric disorder.