Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's right upper extremity neuropathy is now rated at 40 percent, and his left upper extremity neuropathy is rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and its associated peripheral neuropathy were granted with effective dates of July 9, 2024.,Eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35 was also granted with an effective date of July 9, 2024.

The Board has granted service connection for left leg radiculopathy, right leg neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the Veteran's in-service trauma. The disabilities are found to be secondary to his lumbar spine disability.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current respiratory disability other than sleep apnea. The claims for abdominal pain, type I diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an immune disorder are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in his lower extremities due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion addressing whether the claimed disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.

The Veteran's initial rating for Type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is denied, while an initial rating of 20 percent is granted for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the extremities is being remanded due to insufficient information regarding herbicide agent exposure. The AOJ must verify if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service and document any inability to do so.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted with effective dates of June 29, 2015. The Veteran is rated at 100% for his coronary artery disease and TERA participation.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in relative equipoise for the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as left and right upper extremity neuropathy (excluding carpal tunnel syndrome), thus granting these claims.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing is denied due to the lack of evidence showing loss of use of an extremity or complete paralysis of the external popliteal nerve. The case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and peripheral neuropathy due to a duty to assist error in failing to obtain relevant exposure information. The AOJ is instructed to conduct additional development as outlined in the decision.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates on all issues related to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the earliest effective date possible was March 30, 2018.

The appeal of the increased rating for service-connected headaches, effective May 22, 2020, is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to an earlier effective date for TDIU is dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection claims for breast cancer, mastectomy, neuropathy, port scar, and mastectomy scar are granted as secondary to her service-connected breast cancer.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of May 15, 2023 for his total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for B-cell lymphoma, left and right lower extremity small fiber sensory neuropathy, and left hip fracture residuals are granted. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's CIDP is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure in the Gulf War theater of operations.

The Veteran's left upper extremity neuropathy, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and sleep apnea were denied as they are not related to his service.,Service connection was not granted for these conditions because the evidence does not show a nexus between the current disabilities and any in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, right hip disability, foot plantar fasciitis, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed as the issues were not properly adjudicated in the initial decision.