Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's initial ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities were assigned, but a remand is required due to insufficient clinical findings and missing treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, skin disorder (due to exposure to Agent Orange), acute myositis of the quadriceps, peripheral neuropathy, heart disorder, hemorrhage of blood vessels in the brain, cerebral vascular accident/TIA, and bilateral eye disorder have been denied. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for new examinations to evaluate the current severity of his service-connected PTSD and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his diabetes mellitus and its complications, as well as his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disability rating of 90% from May 1, 2008, meets the criteria for a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of his bilateral lower extremities is presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The case is being remanded for a new VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed in order to make a determination on the Veteran's claims for service connection for his back disability and bilateral lower extremity disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid cancer is related to military service, including as due to Agent Orange exposure. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence received since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder, to include Guillain-Barré syndrome, was denied as her claimed condition is not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for soft skin sarcoma and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, as well as his claim to reopen a previously denied kidney disability. The Veteran was also denied entitlement to TDIU due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for depression and upper extremity neuropathy was granted, while his TDIU claim was also granted. The Veteran is now rated at 10% for each of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has received a withdrawal request from the appellant, thus dismissing the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to May 28, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes mellitus type II, are sufficient to produce unemployability without regard to advancing age.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection, finding that the effective date for the grant of PTSD with alcohol abuse was July 21, 2008. The issues remain pending.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding that new and material evidence supports this claim. Service connection is now established for the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for various issues including service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a dental condition as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The claim for reopening of the knee disability was also denied.