Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings on all conditions listed, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these claims and they are dismissed.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate, effective May 22, 2023.

The Board dismissed the motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a May 2014 rating decision that denied entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy from VA-prescribed statins.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as the evidence did not show a causal relationship between the disability and active service.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed the claims for left lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. The claim for GERD was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the Veteran's VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded a claim for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 22, 2019 for the award of a 10 percent rating for both the Veteran's left and right lower extremity diffuse motor axonal peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted an effective date of February 16, 2018, for the award of service connection for linear umbilical scar and left chest scar, but denied earlier effective dates for colon cancer and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, finding a direct causal relationship to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for right-sided ulnar neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right elbow disability and remanded several other claims related to various leg, knee, ankle disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes and heart disease, due to a need for further development of evidence related to potential Agent Orange exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, a back disability (bilateral hip and bilateral shoulder), but denied or remanded the other claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all extremities due to a reasonable possibility that consideration of the PACT Act may aid in substantiating the Veteran's service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as a higher rating for DMII.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for residuals of colon cancer status post right hemicolectomy, and earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities and fatigue.

The appeals for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, hypertension, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and raised prostate specific antigen (PSA) were dismissed due to untimely submissions.

The Board granted restoration of the 50 percent rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, granted an initial 50 percent rating for right upper extremity neuropathy, denied a higher rating for obstructive sleep apnea, and denied entitlement to TDIU. The Board also remanded service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to diabetes mellitus and/or GERD, but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities and a right shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities, COPD, and erectile dysfunction to ensure adequate medical examinations are conducted.