Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and scoliosis, lung disorder to include COPD with bronchitis and dead scar tissue on lungs, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from December 6, 2023.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for right and left lower extremity neuropathy.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine, lumbar spine, bilateral shoulders, and right knee disabilities due to inextricable interwoven issues.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the left eye corneal scar and denied service connection for residuals of malaria, headaches, joint pain, and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board grants an effective date of October 3, 2016 for the award of service connection for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy based on the facts found.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, but granted separate 10 percent disability ratings for left and right lower extremity femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, GERD, hypertension, OSA, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, but denied service connection for a mental condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to obtain a new VA examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus type II, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, unspecified anxiety disorder (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder), sleep apnea, and an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the VA exercised the appropriate degree of care during the Veteran's October 2022 right shoulder surgery and subsequent treatments.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various foot disabilities, including pes planus, plantar fasciitis, Haglund's deformity, neuropathy, and heel spurs of both feet, to obtain additional evidence and a medical examination.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, denied compensable ratings for external hemorrhoids and sinusitis, granted service connection for migraine headaches secondary to sinusitis, and granted service connection for left foot and left shoulder conditions. The claims for increased ratings for urethral stricture, lumbosacral strain, and ulnar neuropathy were remanded.

The appeal was granted, restoring service connection for atrial fibrillation (AFIB) effective August 21, 2019. The claim for an earlier effective date for hypertension was denied.