Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate medical opinions and the need to address a secondary theory of entitlement.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for diabetes mellitus, Type 2 with bilateral lower extremity neuropathy secondary to medications taken for high cholesterol was denied due to the lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as the claim for an earlier effective date for DEA benefits, to ensure that all relevant evidence is obtained.

The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy for accrued benefits purposes, as well as the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for left and right upper extremity mononeuritis, peripheral neuropathy and left and right lower extremity mononeuritis, sciatic nerve based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand.

The Board granted an effective date of April 7, 1999, for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy and denied earlier effective dates for other diabetic peripheral neuropathies.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claims for left and right lower extremity neuropathy and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain, post-discectomy.

The Board denied service connection for hypersensitivity pneumonitis and denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertensive vascular disease, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. However, the Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for both left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus and granted total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective March 15, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during active duty.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating of left anterior compartment muscle fasciotomy and left lower extremity neuropathy due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, and assigned ratings of 40 percent and 30 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremity radicular nerve groups, respectively. The appeal for an increased evaluation of diabetes was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a neurological condition manifest by central nervous system involvement and polyneuropathy, as well as the Veteran's cause of death.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Thailand. The claim for left leg neuropathy was denied.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an earlier effective date was denied, while the appeal for TDIU was granted. Several service connection appeals were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy to obtain an etiology opinion regarding their likely relationship to toxic exposure and/or frostbite during active service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for initial disability ratings and remanded claims related to diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and diabetic neuropathy due to a lack of evidence.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type 2 and remanded the issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy as due to, or as a complication of, service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and other issues due to the prohibition against concurrent elections under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathies, and coronary artery disease.