Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing and the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) on several service connection claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, bilateral rotator cuff tear, cervical spine disorder, and bilateral hip disorder as secondary to his service-connected bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy are currently rated at 20 percent effective March 10, 2011.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of Reserve service periods and obtaining a VA examination to determine if diabetes mellitus originated during active service or a period of ACDUTRA.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder is not service-connected as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.,The Veteran's kidney cysts, lung disorder, and nerve disorders are not service-connected as they were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, as well as his claim for an effective date prior to August 9, 2007 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between service and these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals from a right arm fracture, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), left knee disorder, right hip disorder, headache disorder, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy have been granted. The decision is based on new evidence that supports reopening of these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's Peyronie's disease is related to his service-connected diabetes, but his bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is not. The Veteran meets the criteria for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a bilateral leg disability. However, the Veteran's current diagnoses of peripherovascular disease of the bilateral lower extremities and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy do not establish service connection as there is no competent medical evidence showing such conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verification of herbicide exposure during service. The claims for increased rating and service connection are not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that he was not exposed to herbicide agents during service and did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertensive vascular disease, and diabetic neuropathy, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure compliance with the Court's recent decision in Correia v. McDonald, and to obtain a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his neurological impairment of the lower extremities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability and sensory neuropathy of the right upper extremity are not service-connected, as there is no evidence showing a current separate left hip disability or aggravation of an already service-connected condition. The claim for secondary service connection to his service-connected lumbar disc disease was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his low back disability and peripheral neuropathy, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since December 30, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing due to inadequate notice of the time and place of the previously scheduled hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.