Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome, neurogenic bladder, and sensory neuropathy of the lower extremities but granted a separate 20 percent rating for sciatic radiculopathy. The claims for service connection for asthma, glaucoma, and hypertension were also denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, heart conditions, skin cancer, and sleep apnea to obtain additional medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection for artery spasms was dismissed as moot because the condition is subsumed in the already service-connected coronary artery disease. The Board remanded the claim for bilateral peripheral neuropathy, secondary to PTSD, due to outstanding SSA records and an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding service connection for neuropathy and atrophy of the right quadriceps muscle, muscle group XIV.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic neuropathy affecting both upper extremities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a need for additional evidence, specifically a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy but denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The veteran was granted a disability rating of 60 percent for peripheral neuropathy left hand from May 19, 2022, to September 18, 2023, but the effective date for service connection could not be earlier than September 8, 2022.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to an effective date prior to September 12, 2000, for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate medical opinion and non-compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and private records from the Veteran's 'PCP in Biloxi.'

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a lack of documentation regarding efforts made to contact the RO in Los Angeles, California, for records that might corroborate the Veteran's claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart condition, low blood pressure, and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed exposures in Vietnam and to conduct a VA examination.

The appeal was partially successful, with the claim for tinnitus being granted and other claims remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and scheduling examinations to determine the current severity of the disabilities.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's peroneal sensory neuropathy of the right lower extremity, based on severe incomplete paralysis of the common peroneal nerve.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for back pain, kidney disability, and left shoulder and arm nerve disability due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for voiding dysfunction and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for voiding dysfunction, but granted an earlier effective date of April 10, 2018, for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for service-connected conditions as the October 2024 Supplemental Claim was not a valid appeal.

The Board granted service connection for genital herpes, antisynthetase syndrome, blood clots/deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and peripheral neuropathy in the left and right upper and lower extremities, all as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities to correct duty to assist errors related to inadequate medical opinions on etiology.