Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and readjudicating the claims.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the left shoulder prior to September 17, 2019, granted a 30 percent rating from September 17, 2019 to December 24, 2019, and denied a higher rating on and after December 24, 2019. The Board also denied service connection for left upper extremity neuropathy and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a disability rating more than 20 percent for multiple sclerosis with left and right lower extremity neuropathy prior to July 18, 2018, due to the severance of service connection effective September 1, 2025.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for service-connected conditions, as well as a TDIU claim, due to insufficient evidence regarding private treatment records and medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, left and right upper and lower neuropathy due to exposure to TCE and benzene at Fort Ord during service. The claims for PTSD, OSA, and a memory disorder were remanded.

The Board granted special monthly compensation for aid and attendance of another as well as SMC based on loss of use, effective July 9, 2021, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety disorder and remanded several other claims, including those for hearing loss, tinnitus, a headache disorder, dizziness, hypothyroidism, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and GERD.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a compensable rating for migraine headaches to ensure that all relevant private treatment records are obtained.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 17, 2022, for the award of service connection for right upper extremity (RUE) neuropathy.

The Board granted increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the right upper and lower extremities, as well as a higher rating for PTSD, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the left and right lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding a relationship to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, as well as the claim for TDIU, to provide further development of evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy and foot conditions, as they are inextricably intertwined with a pending claim regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and effective dates, including those related to PTSD and peripheral neuropathy disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was issued, and all service connection claims were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and effective dates due to insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure, and issues related to ratings and TDIU.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent, but not higher, for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity prior to May 12, 2014; and ratings of 20 percent, but not higher, for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper and lower extremities.

The Veteran's left eye neuropathy was granted a 10% disability rating, and the 100% evaluation for ischemic heart disease (IHD) was restored.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of neuropathy conditions and hypertension but granted an effective date of October 12, 2022, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance.