Peripheral neuropathy decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychological disabilities and physical injuries, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right upper and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as denied the remaining claims including fibromyalgia, erectile dysfunction, GERD, urinary frequency/incontinence, and radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, and residuals of septoplasty due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of death to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the May 2020 rating decision on appeal.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection related to left arm and hand neuropathy, left chronic hand cramps and numbness, and right chronic hand cramps and numbness.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy, renal disease (chronic kidney disease), and sleep apnea as there is no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for right hand 5th finger sprain and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease, and remanded several service connection claims due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for right knee and left knee disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active duty. The claim for a heart condition was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for service-connected peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities due to a need for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and right upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy under the PACT Act, but remanded other issues related to these conditions as well as claims for rhinosinusitis, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, right and left lower extremities was dismissed as it constituted an impermissible freestanding claim.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy from February 14, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings for left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy sciatica, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy sciatica, and chronic lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied service connection for various other conditions, including allergies/rhinitis, right hip joint pain inflammation - range of motion condition, left lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, migraine / tension headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, sleep apnea, and right foot inversion. The Board remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fatigue and peripheral neuropathy of upper extremities due to inadequate reasons and bases in the previous decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension.