Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 2023, for the award of service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in all extremities.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents during military service.

The Veteran is granted a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) but denied a special home adaptation (SHA) grant.

The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's active service or any in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board denied service connection for an autoimmune disease disorder other than CIDP due to the lack of evidence showing its presence during or proximate to the appeal period.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and readjudicating the claims.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the left shoulder prior to September 17, 2019, granted a 30 percent rating from September 17, 2019 to December 24, 2019, and denied a higher rating on and after December 24, 2019. The Board also denied service connection for left upper extremity neuropathy and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a disability rating more than 20 percent for multiple sclerosis with left and right lower extremity neuropathy prior to July 18, 2018, due to the severance of service connection effective September 1, 2025.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for service-connected conditions, as well as a TDIU claim, due to insufficient evidence regarding private treatment records and medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, left and right upper and lower neuropathy due to exposure to TCE and benzene at Fort Ord during service. The claims for PTSD, OSA, and a memory disorder were remanded.

The Board granted special monthly compensation for aid and attendance of another as well as SMC based on loss of use, effective July 9, 2021, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety disorder and remanded several other claims, including those for hearing loss, tinnitus, a headache disorder, dizziness, hypothyroidism, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and GERD.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a compensable rating for migraine headaches to ensure that all relevant private treatment records are obtained.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 17, 2022, for the award of service connection for right upper extremity (RUE) neuropathy.

The Board granted increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the right upper and lower extremities, as well as a higher rating for PTSD, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the left and right lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding a relationship to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, as well as the claim for TDIU, to provide further development of evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy and foot conditions, as they are inextricably intertwined with a pending claim regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and effective dates, including those related to PTSD and peripheral neuropathy disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was issued, and all service connection claims were dismissed.