Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding whether tubular adenoma of the colon is a residual of service-connected adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the rating issue and must be deferred.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of peripheral neuropathy disabilities and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder were granted. However, the specific rating assigned was not provided in this decision.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed service-connected due to herbicide exposure. The claims for peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine their relationship to service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection has been granted for the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy and hypertension, due to lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for VA examinations to address service connection claims and an updated hearing loss rating.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at 40 percent for the entire rating period. The Board also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, effective from March 30, 2005.

The Veteran's need for aid and attendance is due to his service-connected conditions, including severe chronic back pain, spinal stenosis, fusion of the left elbow joint, unsteady gait, and coronary artery disease. However, some of these conditions are not directly related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC due to aid and attendance or a single disability rated as 100 percent disabling.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no higher ratings granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is service-connected due to herbicide exposure in Thailand. His peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is also service-connected as secondary to his diabetes. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected peripheral neuropathy. Additionally, he needs a VA examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and issuance of an SOC.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities and diabetes mellitus with retinopathy are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran seeks a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and its complications. The RO has determined that the preliminary schedular criteria for assignment of a TDIU rating are met, but an addendum opinion is needed from the examiner who conducted the VA examination in June 2013 to assess whether the Veteran's combined disabilities prevent him from securing or maintaining all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in his bilateral lower extremities, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, impotence, and loss of vision due to lack of a current diagnosis in some cases or failure to establish a link between the conditions and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ulnar nerve neuropathy is etiologically related to active service and grants the claim for service connection.