Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including TBI, back disability, hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral lower extremities radiculopathy, and neuropathy. The decision is pending further development of the Veteran's service treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to herbicide agents and for further development of his service connection claims.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including psoriatic arthritis, osteoporosis, COPD, vasculitis, and peripheral neuropathy. The claims for service connection will be remanded.

The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss is dismissed. The application to reopen the claim for service connection for left lower extremity arthritis and left knee disorder, as well as left lower extremity nerve/neuropathy damage, is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected median nerve neuropathy of the right hand has precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since May 2, 2012. The Board granted a TDIU rating on a schedular basis from that date.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted, effective from December 22, 2017. The rating assigned is 90 percent combined disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 29, 2016.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities from March 16, 2009.,A separate TDIU rating for PTSD alone was also granted effective September 19, 2016.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of the Veteran's neuropathies of the right and left upper extremities, but remanded to determine appropriate initial ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, finding that there is a causal relationship between these conditions.

Service connection is denied for left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.,Service connection is denied for right lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for recurrent lumbosacral strain is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, spinal scoliosis, and other physical impairments, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds the preponderance of evidence supports the award of TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, and service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a total disability evaluation based on individual employability (TDIU).

The Veteran's diabetes is granted service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities is also granted as secondary to his diabetes. Bilateral hearing loss and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine if it is aggravated by his diabetes and related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have produced total occupational impairment, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on his physical limitations due to diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's TDIU and increased PTSD ratings were granted in September 2013, but the attorney fees for these benefits are denied as no NOD was filed on the issues of TDIU or higher PTSD ratings.

The Veteran's claim for arthritis, left shoulder, is granted as there is evidence of current disability and in-service injury. The Board finds the private physician's opinion sufficient to establish a nexus between service and current condition.,Service connection is granted for residuals of frostbite affecting all four extremities (claimed as peripheral neuropathy) due to exposure during cold weather training.

The Veteran's service-connected CVA with residuals has been granted effective May 1, 1999 for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, left upper extremity hemiparesis, and facial asymmetry.