Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development and consideration, including obtaining private medical records and a VA examination to address the Veteran's depression.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a psychiatric disability and neurological conditions, due to missing service records.

The Board granted service connection for alcohol use disorder and triphasic sleep disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, increased the rating for LEFT ankle traumatic arthritis to 30 percent, and denied increased ratings for various knee disabilities. The decision also remanded several other issues for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left tibia/fibula strain and left leg neuropathy, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current symptoms.

The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 regarding a bilateral lower extremity condition, to include keratoses of the feet, due to a December 2013 wart removal surgery.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the increased ratings of PTSD, DJD lumbar spine, and left ulnar neuropathy back to March 1, 2018.

The appeals for service connection for a back condition, back tumor/meningioma, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were dismissed as the issues have already been granted in full.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a skin disability, to include lipomas, as the evidence did not support a causal or etiological relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both hands, diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, major depressive disorder, and peripheral neuropathy, preclude him from substantial gainful employment.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 8, 2017, for the service connection of bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The remaining issues of service connection for right arm radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction, left foot neuropathy, and lumbosacral strain were dismissed due to untimely appeals.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, anemia, and a compensable disability rating for obstructive pulmonary disease. The claims for service connection of various other conditions were remanded.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed, and the effective dates for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and related peripheral neuropathies were denied.

The Board granted a disability evaluation of 20 percent for the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy from December 9, 2019, to January 6, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine condition, including bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and right shoulder condition but denied earlier effective dates for the claims of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, and peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve.

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

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder prior to June 15, 2020, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter. However, it granted ratings of 30 percent for left upper radicular peripheral neuropathy, 40 percent for right upper radicular peripheral neuropathy, 20 percent for left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and 20 percent for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy.

The Board granted a higher disability rating of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as the evidence supported moderate incomplete paralysis affecting the sciatic nerves.

The Board granted increased ratings of 40 percent for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy with sciatic radiculopathy, effective June 7, 2024.