Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment, and the Board grants a TDIU.

Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities is denied.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis prior to March 6, 2013 is denied. A rating of 40 percent is granted from that date onwards.

The Board finds that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is not related to service, including presumed herbicide exposure. The claim for erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the two conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a DRO hearing and issuing a Statement of the Case regarding his PTSD rating.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with cognitive and delusional disorder may have caused or aggravated his diagnosed headaches and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is secondary to his service-connected diabetes. The claim for increased ratings and TDIU are also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete prior directives and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence linking the current hearing loss to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a TDIU based on these conditions.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through his/her authorized representative.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the initial increased disability ratings for peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities prior to December 4, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with VA examinations to determine if his current conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity were evaluated based on their current severity, with no additional evaluations granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, cervical osteoarthritis, residuals of a right ankle injury, scar of the right thigh, and erectile dysfunction, result in a combined rating of 90 percent. The Veteran is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities as he has more than one disability rated at least 40 percent disabling.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on mild incomplete paralysis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and higher ratings for his right shoulder disability, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that the earliest possible effective date was February 25, 2003, and denying entitlement to staged ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board. The Board found no evidence of a current disability in most cases and insufficient medical nexus to support the Veteran's assertions.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of frostbite, specifically neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities. The other issues have been addressed in the decision.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities do not meet the criteria for higher schedular ratings.