Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's right femur fracture residuals are not related to active service or any incident of service, including as due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity.,The Veteran’s coronary artery disease is manifested by a left ventricular ejection fraction of 65 percent and does not warrant a disability rating greater than 30 percent.

Service connection for PTSD is granted as the Veteran's reported combat experiences in Vietnam are sufficient to establish his service-connected stressors, and he has a current diagnosis of PTSD.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities is denied as there is no evidence that it became manifest during or within one year after service.

The Board dismissed all previously appealed claims due to the Veteran's request to withdraw his appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and a jaw disorder have been dismissed due to his request for withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left and right legs had improved, warranting a reduction in disability ratings from 10% to 0%. The restoration of the 10% rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, left and right foot neuropathy, erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer residuals, and residuals of prostate cancer due to a lack of adequate examination opinions regarding the relationship between his conditions and herbicide exposure. The Veteran will need to undergo new VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a bilateral lower extremity disability and granted it. The Veteran's right foot disability is also granted. However, the increased rating for PTSD remains denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active military service, and is not shown to be caused or aggravated by the service-connected hypertension. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's knee claim is not currently on appeal, but a remand is necessary to determine if his peripheral neuropathy is related to his military service and herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, and neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities, have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that his combined disability rating meets the threshold for TDIU.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities are being remanded for further review.,Service connection is also being remanded for loss of smell, a sleep disorder, liver disability, memory loss, diabetic nephropathy, voiding dysfunction, stasis dermatitis, Dependents’ Educational Assistance award, SMC for loss of use of a creative organ, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no evidence of a link between his claimed conditions and service, or that they began in service.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity is rated at 80% on and after January 6, 2011. The right lower extremity condition remains at 40%. SMC based on need for aid and attendance is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether herbicide exposure during service caused or aggravated this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, COPD, acne, residuals of sebaceous cyst removal, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as related to Agent Orange exposure due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and bilateral flatfoot, are being remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection is also being remanded for incomplete paralysis of the left and right sciatic nerves.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities has been denied as his symptoms do not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities cause a level of impairment such that no effective function remains other than what would be equally well served by an amputation stump at the site of election below the knees, with use of a suitable prosthetic appliance. The Veteran is also in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances were denied as his left leg/knee brace did not tend to wear or tear his clothes, the capsaicin cream was used for a service-connected musculoskeletal disability and not a skin condition, and he did not meet eligibility requirements for bilateral knee braces issued in 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected right eye arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy was rated at 20 percent prior to September 27, 2005. The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for this condition. For the period from September 5, 2002 through July 14, 2010, the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).