Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include PTSD and various peripheral neuropathies.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity sciatic nerve.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions and individual unemployability due to a service-connected disability, as they were improperly docketed.

The Board denied increased ratings for various diabetic peripheral neuropathies and nephropathy, but granted a 40% rating for right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The effective date for the grant of service connection was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of peripheral neuropathy to obtain a TERA examination and opinion, as required by the PACT Act.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, hypertension, and low testosterone due to exposure to various chemical or biological agents, including herbicides.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and sleep apnea due to inadequate development of evidence regarding in-service toxic exposures.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased evaluations, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 40 percent evaluation for the Veteran's right upper and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, but denied an increased rating for cervical degenerative disc disease.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to secondary causes. The claims for erectile dysfunction and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy with an effective date of September 25, 2015, and assigned a 40% rating from September 25, 2015 to April 7, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for a stomach disorder, digestive disorder, neck disorder, right wrist disorder, and left hand peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's right upper extremity disability was rated at 40 percent.

The Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes mellitus II with diabetic retinopathy and chronic kidney disease, rendered him unemployable as of April 19, 2019.

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

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for hearing loss, but granted service connection for hepatitis B, diabetes mellitus, type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities.,The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis status post meniscal tear and total knee replacement, left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as bilateral knee neuropathy), and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as bilateral knee neuropathy) were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity neuropathy to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding their etiology, specifically addressing aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeals for all service connection and rating issues.